Protective Life Corporation (Protective), a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., announced they were recently recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a Green Power Partner for their Birmingham headquarters.
Also Read: PG&E and Ford Collaborate on Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Technology in Customers’ Homes
Last summer, Protective announced its collaboration with Alabama Power to operate its Birmingham headquarters with 100% renewable energy. The renewable energy credits retired for Protective’s headquarters were sourced through Alabama Power from the Chisholm View Wind Farm in Oklahoma, which provides power to Alabama Power under a long-term contract. Through these credits, Protective’s Birmingham campus uses approximately 19 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of wind energy annually, and by choosing renewable energy, Protective is helping advance the voluntary market for green power and development of those sources.
“Protective is honored to be named to the EPA’s Green Power Partnership,” said Scott Adams, executive vice president, corporate responsibility, strategy and innovation for Protective. “As a company that helps people plan for their futures every day, we are also proud to be doing our part to make sure those futures are more sustainable.”
By moving the needle in the voluntary green power market, Protective and other Green Power Partners are helping to reduce the negative health impacts of air emissions including those related to ozone, fine particles, acid rain and regional haze.
“EPA applauds Protective Life Insurance Company’s Birmingham headquarters for its leadership position in the green power marketplace,” said James Critchfield, Program Manager of EPA’s Green Power Partnership. “They are an excellent example for other organizations in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through green power investment and use.”
According to the U.S. EPA, Protective’s green power use at its Birmingham headquarters is equivalent to the electricity use of nearly 2,000 average American homes annually.
About EPA’s Green Power Partnership
The Green Power Partnership is a partnership program that helps increase green power use among U.S. organizations to advance the American market for green power and development of those sources as a way to reduce air pollution and other environmental impacts associated with electricity use. In 2020, the Partnership had more than 700 Partners voluntarily using nearly 70 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500® companies; small and medium sized businesses; local, state, and federal governments; and colleges and universities.