Mohawk receives EPA Green Power Partner of the Year Award 2009

COHOES, NY, Sept. 18, 2009 (PRNewswire) -

Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. has once again been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a leading green power purchaser. Having been awarded the Green Power Leadership Award in 2005 and named Partner of the Year in 2007, 2009 is the third time that Mohawk has been recognized by EPA.

The 2009 Green Power Partner of the Year Award was presented to Mohawk at an event held in conjunction with the Renewable Energy Markets Conference in Atlanta. It is awarded to companies that distinguish themselves through their purchase, leadership, overall strategy and impact on the green power market.

"EPA's Green Power Leadership Award winners are raising the bar for green power purchasing," said Kathleen Hogan, Director of EPA's Climate Protection Partnerships Division. "Mohawk Fine Papers is leading the national transition to clean, renewable energy; they are a model for others to follow."

Mohawk's current annual purchase of 110 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power is enough green power to meet 113 percent of the organization's 2008 electricity use. Mohawk purchases renewable energy certificates (RECs) from 3Degrees and Sterling Planet. In addition to its purchase of RECs, Mohawk offsets the thermal energy emissions associated with the production of its entire Beckett Concept, Beckett Expression, Strathmore Writing and Strathmore Script product lines, effectively making these papers carbon neutral within Mohawk's manufacturing operations.

Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. currently ranks No. 31 on EPA's National Top 50 list of green power purchasers that have completed the largest annual voluntary purchases through July 7, 2009. EPA updates its Top Partner lists quarterly at http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/toplists/.