NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
#9-07 April 23, 2007

GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER "CHOOSE2BGREEN"
PROGRAM ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO GO CARBON NEUTRAL

Vermont Utility Also Reduces its Own Carbon Footprint to Zero

Colchester, Vt.... Amid growing concerns over global warming, Green
Mountain Power today announced "choose2bgreen," a program that provides
customers with a way to neutralize their carbon footprint through
renewable power and home heating and driving offsets. Simultaneously,
the company announced that it is now carbon neutral in its operations,
which includes its offices, facilities, trucks and all business travel.

"Green Mountain Power is showing the nation that we can address climate
change in very real and practical ways," said Jonathan Lash, President
of the World Resources Institute of Washington, D.C. and former
Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. "By becoming
carbon neutral in its operations and offering to help its customers to
do the same, Green Mountain Power is modeling the way companies and
individuals can take steps to reduce carbon emissions from our everyday
activities."

As a company, Green Mountain Power has a long, determined history of
working to reduce carbon emissions. In 2002, Green Mountain Power
became the first utility in the country to offer customers the option to
offset their total home carbon emissions through the CoolHome program.
The company uses bio-diesel fuel and hybrid cars in its fleet of
vehicles, and major building renovations in 2001 improved energy
efficiency and conservation at its offices. Employees are offered
incentives to adopt environmentally friendly practices at home, work and
on the road, and the Company uses real mugs and plates at the employee
café in an effort to reduce waste. "Even with these measures we still
contribute to global warming, so our decision to offset our remaining
carbon footprint works in tandem with our continuing efforts to reduce
emissions and conserve energy," said Mary Powell, Senior Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer of Green Mountain Power.

"At Seventh Generation, we believe that our everyday purchases can make
a big difference in our environment, said Jeffrey Hollender, President
and Corporate Responsibility Officer at Seventh Generation,
headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. "By offering customers a way to
support renewable energy and offset their own carbon footprint, Green
Mountain Power is playing a leadership role with its initiatives to
improvement our environment."

Choose2bgreen offers Green Mountain Power customers the ability to sign
up for three different programs directly on its website: Greener GMP,
CoolHome and CoolDriver. GreenerGMP allows customers to purchase energy
from certified renewable resources equal to some or all of their monthly
use. CoolHome and CoolDriver provide customers with an option to offset
their individual carbon footprint associated with heating their homes
and driving their cars, respectively. Customers can sign up for one
program or all three. Participation ranges from just $3 per month (the
cost of offsetting a small car) to approximately $50 per month (the cost
of purchasing 100% renewable energy and offsetting both home heating and
driving a large SUV).

The CoolHome and CoolDriver offsetting programs are offered in
partnership with NativeEnergy, headquartered in Charlotte, Vermont. In
addition, the offsets for Green Mountain Power's operations will be
purchased from NativeEnergy and paid for by the Company's owner. Funds
raised through these programs are used to help finance the construction
of renewable energy projects, including Vermont and Northeast-based
methane and biomass projects. These projects displace electricity from
fossil fuels and reduce other greenhouse gas emissions, making up for
the carbon emissions from daily home and travel requirements. The
offsets are donated to and retired by Clean Air - Cool Planet, a
Northeast-based non-profit environmental leader, which has partnered
with Green Mountain Power since 2002.

"While many are talking about effective solutions to the climate
crisis, Green Mountain Power is taking action across its business and
for its customers by making its office and field operations carbon
neutral and providing power from renewable energy sources" said Mindy S.
Lubber, President of Ceres. "These are the types of actions needed to
address our impact on climate change." Ceres (www.ceres.org) is a
national network of investors, environmental organizations and other
public interest groups working with companies and investors to address
sustainability challenges such as global climate change.

For more than 30 years, Green Mountain Power has worked to protect the
environment. From preserving wildlife habitat to constructing wind
turbines, the company's environmentally friendly practices have earned
it the "Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence," and the "Large
Company of the Year" award by the Vermont Businesses for Social
Responsibility. Green Mountain Power is member of Ceres and the Chicago
Climate Exchange.

Green Mountain Power (www.greenmountainpower.biz) is an electric
utility owned by Northern New England Energy Corporation, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Gaz Métro, a leading Québec energy company with a long
history of investment in Vermont. Green Mountain Power transmits,
distributes and sells electricity and utility construction services in
the State of Vermont in a service territory with approximately one
quarter of Vermont's population. It serves approximately 90,000
customers.

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For further information, please contact Dorothy Schnure, Manager of
Corporate Communications, at 802-655-8418, or visit
choose2bgreen.greenmountainpower.biz.