Greening and De-Risking Kaiser Permanente’s Energy Supply

MACo’s 2025 Winter Conference Solutions Showcase features thought leaders and industry experts presenting resources and best practices to assist local governments. Check out this session hosted by Kaiser Permanente!

A lightbulb laying in the grassAbout Kaiser Permanente: Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente is recognized as one of America’s leading healthcare providers and not-for-profit health plans. They currently serve more than 11.3 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Their world-class medical teams are supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, care delivery, and chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente (KP) exists to provide high-quality, affordable healthcare services and to improve the health of its members and the communities it serves. They are trusted partners in total health, collaborating with people to help them thrive and creating communities that are among the healthiest in the nation. To learn more, please visit them at KP online @KPMidAtlantic

 

SOLUTIONS SHOWCASE SESSION:

Title: Greening and De-Risking Kaiser Permanente’s Energy Supply

Description: Counties face rising healthcare cost from many factors, including energy prices. Approximately 40% of the electricity that Kaiser Permanente uses in Maryland is generated on site by solar panels and fuel cells. Four solar installations at Gaithersburg, Lutherville-Timonium, North Baltimore, and Shady Grove generate more than 3 million KWH/year of carbon-free power. Fuel cells at Largo, Rockville Lab, and Kensington generate over 13 million KWH/year because they operate 24/7. While fuel cells are not zero emissions, they do not produce harmful pollutants such as SOX/NOX because they generate power through a chemical rather than a combustion process. Join this session to learn how on-site generation in both cases insulates Kaiser Permanente from potential utility price increases.

Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025

Time: 11:45 AM-12:15 PM

 

Be sure to register for MACo’s Winter Conference to attend this session and many more!

 

MACo’s Winter Conference, “Local Leadership, Lasting Impact: Shaping What’s Next,” will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hotel in Cambridge, MD, on December 10-12, 2025.

 

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