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Green tags (also known as green energy certificates, tradable renewable certificates, and renewable energy certificates (REC), are the "green attributes" of renewable energy production. The "green attributes" are separate from the physical electrons, which power our lights, computers and other electronic equipment, and are those features that make renewable energy attractive compared to more traditional energy sources - reduced impact on air and water quality, non-finite resource, the replacement of energy from traditional fuels. Most REC's or Green Tags are sold for the equivalent of 1,000 kwh (or 1 MWh) of electricity. Many green tags are "certified", meaning that an organization ensures that the REC's you buy are backed up by equivalent renewable electricity generation. Read here for more on Green Tags.
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ResourcesGreen power markets overview - EERE Renewable Energy Certificates - EERE ReportsGuide to Purchasing Green Power: Renewable Electricity, Renewable Energy Certificates and On-Site Renewable Generation, Golove, W., R. Brown, and E. Holt, September 2004, Lawrence-Berkeley Lab, LBNL-59965. (PDF - 989 kb) Emerging Markets for REC's: Opportunities and Challenges, Holt, Edward and Lori Bird, NREL/TP-620-37388. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, January 2005. (PDF 1.9 MB) Emerging Markets for REC's: Opportunities and Challenges, Holt, Edward and Lori Bird, North American Windpower, July 2005. (PDF 124 KB) Who owns renewable energy certificates? An exploration of policy options and practice, Holt, Edward A., R. Wiser & M. Bollinger, April 2006, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, April. LBNL-59965. (PDF 376 KB) |
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CertificationGreen-e - renewable electricity certification program, administered by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions |
REC MarketersZephyr Energy Green Tags - Lawrence, KS-based. Affiliated with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation Renewable Energy Certificate Marketers - a list provided by the DOE's EERE office Kansas Green Tag PurchasersEnvironmental Protection Agency Region 7 Office - Kansas City, KS.
Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 Science and
Technology Lab - Kansas City, KS.
Lawrence Journal-World - newspaper, Lawrence, KS. Purchases enough green tags from Zephyr Energy to off-set the energy used to print the daily paper. |
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