DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The City of McKinney’s first electric vehicle (EV) plugs into its very own EV charging station today at the city’s Roy and Helen Hall Library downtown provided through the TXU Energy EV Accelerator Program^SM.

This station is one of the city’s four planned charging stations. The remaining charging stations will be located at the McKinney Senior Recreation Center, as well as the office buildings for the Development Services and Public Work departments. The TXU Energy EV Accelerator Program^SM helps customers like the City of McKinney ‘jump-start’ their adoption of EVs and associated charging stations.

In addition to installing the charging stations, TXU Energy worked with the City of McKinney to secure a grant from the North Central Texas Council of Governments, who is funding the conversion of three existing city vehicles, Toyota Prius hybrids, into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

“We see interest from cities in electric vehicles, and we try to provide solutions our customers and communities want,” said Jim Burke, chief executive officer for TXU Energy. “We intend to be a leader in the movement toward greater use of electric vehicles because it’s important for our customers, it’s important for Texas, and it makes good business sense.”

“McKinney has a reputation for being a leader in sustainable practices. Public-private partnerships like this one with TXU Energy are important to us as we continue to grow our sustainable mission without negatively impacting our budget or allocating additional tax dollars to projects like this,” said McKinney Mayor Brian Loughmiller. “By making charging stations convenient for residents and using hybrid electric vehicles in the city fleet, McKinney continues to lead the way and expand our commitment to the environment and sustainable growth, while reducing expenditures in other operational areas associated with fleet use. With the ability to utilize Department of Energy Grant funding provided to the city for projects related to energy conservation as well as monetary rebates from TXU Energy for this program, not only are we conserving energy, we are also conserving financial resources.”

The City of McKinney’s sustainability programs are led by the Office of Environmental Stewardship. Currently, the community is creating a sustainability plan and implementing projects from a recent Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant of more than $1 million received from the Department of Energy (DOE). The projects have been open to community input through a series of meetings and include a renewable demonstration project, a bicycle study, an urban canopy study and a water conservation program.

TXU Energy is providing $150,000 in rebates to the City of McKinney through its Brighten GreenBack^SM program of energy saving solutions. This includes the TXU Energy EV Accelerator Program^SM and various energy efficiency incentives. These rebates to the city are included in a four-year contract the city recently signed with TXU Energy for electricity service.

Brighten GreenBack^SM, an energy savings solution from TXU Energy, gives businesses incentives for making a positive impact on the environment.

With Brighten GreenBack^SM funds, business customers can invest in and modify their facilities when they sign up on or renew a 12-month minimum term commodity contract. These funds are above and beyond what could be received from local transmission and distribution utilities. And, business customers can make modifications, including through the EV Accelerator Program, that save energy and money now and in the future.

For more information about TXU Energy business products, visit txu.com/business. For more information on McKinney’s green programs, visit www.mckinneytexas.org.

The Cities and the local leaders have caught on. Their Congressional counterparts are still fighting over who gets to pick the Oil Industry's bones clean.

I wonder when Congress will get the message... they're soooo 1990's.....

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 13, 2011 /PR Newswire/ -- Green Earth Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GETG), a leading US manufacturer and marketer of 'green' environmentally safer consumer packaged goods and products, announced today a multi-race partnership with RAB Racing with Brack Maggard, promoting G-OIL® motor oil this weekend at Dover International Speedway. Continuing to support NASCAR's 'green' initiative, RAB Racing will showcase G-OIL on the No. 09 Toyota Camry driven by Kenny Wallace for four NASCAR Nationwide Series events in 2011.

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'We are proud to partner with Kenny Wallace and RAB Racing for their NASCAR 'green' racing initiative, and happy to have them embrace the G-OIL brand,' said Jeffrey Loch, President and Chief Marketing Officer of Green Earth Technologies. 'Our debut in NASCAR is a huge testament to our company, which is dedicated to reducing the dependency on foreign oil with the production of G-OIL. Our products are made with materials grown in the United States, meeting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's bio-preferred guidelines that support American farmers.'

Green Earth Technologies (GET) and its G-OIL brand join other environmentally-friendly companies working with RAB Racing this season, including American Ethanol, E15 Green Sunoco fuels, the National Corn Growers Association, and Family Farmers. The No. 09 Toyota Camry will carry the G-OIL livery at Dover International Speedway on May 14th, Daytona International Speedway on July 1st, Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 3rd and at the Texas Motor Speedway on November 5th 

'I am proud to be backed by American-based Green Earth Technologies, Inc., a company that sacrifices nothing and does their part in an effort to protect our environment,' said Kenny Wallace, NASCAR driver.  'I am excited to bring their GREEN 'G' family of products into the sport of NASCAR and in front of the 75 million fans across the country. The #09 G-Oil Toyota Camry looks great. I can't wait to hit the Monster Mile over the race weekend and sacrifice nothing to G.E.T. them a great run! Now go Change to G-Oil and Change the World.'

RAB Racing is competing full-time in NASCAR's Nationwide Series with Wallace piloting the No. 09 entry. Wallace, who currently sits in the seventh position in the overall driver point standings, will be making his 500th Nationwide Series start next weekend at Iowa Speedway.

SOURCE Green Earth Technologies, Inc.