Bullfrog Power

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company_name = Bullfrog Power
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company_type = Privately held
foundation = 2005
location = Calgary, Alberta and Toronto, Ontario
key_people = Tom Heintzman (President & co-founder), Greg Kiessling (co-founder), Theresa Howland (VP Western Region)
industry = Energy retailer
products = electricity
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homepage = [http://www.bullfrogpower.com/ www.bullfrogpower.com]
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Bullfrog Power is a Canadian electricity retailer (remarketer) operating in the provinces of Alberta and Ontario. Bullfrog offers its customers clean, green, carbon-free power from renewable energy sources, such as wind and low-impact water power. Every generator has been certified to meet or exceed the federal government's Environmental Choice Program EcoLogo standard for renewable electricity. [cite web|url=http://www.ecologo.org/en/certifiedgreenproducts/details.asp?product_type_id=14|title=EcoLogo Program Certified : Green Products : Electricity - Marketer, Residential Power|accessdate=2008-09-28|publisher=TerraChoice]

In Ontario, Bullfrog's power is a mix of 20% wind and 80% hydro, representing 0.0003% of the electricity generated in the province, [cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/429893|title=Tiny Bullfrog Power Making a Mark|author=Gorrie, Peter|accessdate=2008-09-28|date=2008-05-26|publisher=The Star] where almost three-quarters of the grid's power comes from nuclear and coal-burning generators. [cite web|url=http://www.energy.gov.on.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=english.electricity|title=Ontario Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure :: Electricity|accessdate=2008-09-28|date=2008-03-07] In addition, Bullfrog is the only green power retailer in Ontario that uses customer demand to build new wind power generators. [cite web|url=http://www.caledonenterprise.com/news/article/56066|title=Council debates spending taxes on Bullfrog power|accessdate=2008-09-28|date=2008-09-10|publisher=The Caledon Enterprise]

In Alberta, Bullfrog's power is from 100% wind powered facilities within Alberta. In contrast, over 90% of the power supplied to the grid comes from coal-fired plants and natural gas co-generation facilities. [cite web|url=http://www.energy.gov.ab.ca/OurBusiness/electricity.asp|title=Alberta Energy : Electricity|accessdate=2008-09-28|date=2008-01-25]

Bullfrog Power's sister company, Less Emissions Inc., is a provider of "high quality" carbon offsets, certified under both CDM Gold Standard and EcoLogo.

References

External links

* [http://www.bullfrogpower.com/ Bullfrog Power]
* [http://www.less.ca/ Less Emissions]