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North CarolinaThe table shown here summarizes green power products available in North Carolina and nationally available renewable energy certificate products.
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State-Specific Utility Green Pricing Programs (last updated September 2007)
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State |
Utility Name |
Program Name |
Type |
Start Date |
Premium |
NC |
Dominion North Carolina Power |
NC GreenPower |
biomass, hydro, landfill gas, PV, wind |
2003 |
2.5¢/kWh-4.0¢/kWh |
NC |
Duke Energy |
NC GreenPower |
biomass, hydro, landfill gas, PV, wind |
2003 |
2.5¢/kWh-4.0¢/kWh |
NC |
ElectriCities: City of Albemarle, Town of Apex, City of Concord, Town of Cornelius, Fayetteville PWC, Town of Granite Falls, Greenville Utilities, City of High Point, Town of Huntersville, City of Kinston, City of Laurinburg, City of Lexington, City of Monroe, City of New Bern, City of Newton, City of Shelby, City of Statesville, Town of Wake Forest, City of Washington, Town of Waynesville, City of Wilson-Wilson Energy |
NC GreenPower |
biomass, hydro, landfill gas, PV, wind |
2003 |
2.5¢/kWh-4.0¢/kWh |
NC |
NC Electric Cooperatives (22 of 27 coops offer program): Albemarle Electric Membership Corp., Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp., Brunswick Electric Membership Corp., Carteret Craven Electric Coop., Central Electric Membership Corp., Edgecombe-Martin County Electric Membership Corp., EnergyUnited, Four County Electric Membership Corp., French Broad Electric Membership Corp., Haywood Electric Membership Corp., Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corp., Lumbee River Electric Membership Corp., Pee Dee Electric Membership Corp., Piedmont Electric Membership Corp., Randolph Electric Membership Corp., Roanoke Electric Membership Corp., Rutherford Electric Membership Corp., Surry Yadkin Electric Membership Corp., Tideland Electric Membership Corp., Tri-County Electric Membership Corp., Union Power Cooperative, Wake Electric Membership Corp. |
NC GreenPower |
biomass, hydro, landfill gas, PV, wind |
2003 |
2.5¢/kWh-4.0¢/kWh |
NC |
Progress Energy / CP&L |
NC GreenPower |
biomass, hydro, landfill gas, PV, wind |
2003 |
2.5¢/kWh-4.0¢/kWh |
NC |
TVA: Mountain Electric Cooperative |
Green Power Switch |
landfill gas, PV, wind |
2000 |
2.67¢/kWh |
Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado.
Notes: Utility green pricing programs may only be available to customers located in the utility's service territory. For additional details, please see the full green pricing products table.
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National Retail REC Products (last updated October 2007)
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Certificate Marketer |
Product Name |
Renewable Resources |
Location of Renewable Resources |
Residential Price Premiums* |
Certification |
3Degrees |
Renewable Energy Certificates |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
2.0¢/kWh |
Green-e |
3 Phases Renewables |
Green Certificates |
100% biomass, geothermal, hydro, solar, wind |
Nationwide |
1.2¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Bonneville Environmental Foundation |
Denali Green Tags (Alaska only) |
100% new wind |
10% Alaska, 90% Nationwide |
2.0¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Bonneville Environmental Foundation |
Solar Green Tags |
100% new solar |
Nationwide |
5.6¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Bonneville Environmental Foundation |
Wind & Solar Green Tags Blend |
50% new wind, 50% new solar |
Nationwide |
2.4¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Bonneville Environmental Foundation |
Wind Green Tags |
100% wind |
Nationwide |
2.0¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Bonneville Environmental Foundation |
Zephyr Energy (Kansas Only) |
50% new low-impact hydropower |
Mid-West, West |
2.0¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Carbonfund.org |
MyGreenFuture |
99% new wind, 1% new solar |
Nationwide |
0.5¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Carbon Solutions Group |
CSG CleanBuild |
biomass, biogas, wind, solar, hydro |
Nationwide |
0.9¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Choose Renewables |
CleanWatts |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
1.7¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Clean and Green |
Clean and Green Membership |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
1.6¢/kWh-3.0¢/kWh |
— |
Community Energy |
NewWind Energy |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
2.5¢/kWh
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Green-e |
Conservation Services Group |
ClimateSAVE |
95% new wind, 5% new solar |
Kansas (wind), New York (solar) |
1.6¢/kWh-1.75¢/kWh |
Green-e |
NativeEnergy |
CoolWatts |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
0.8¢/kWh |
Green-e |
NativeEnergy |
Remooable Energy |
100% new biogas |
Pennsylvania |
0.8¢/kWh-1.0¢/kWh |
CCX*** |
Enpalo |
US CleanGen |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
1.0¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Good Energy |
Good Green RECs |
various |
Nationwide |
0.4¢/kWh-1.5¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Green Mountain Energy |
BeGreen RECs |
wind, solar, biomass |
Nationwide |
1.4¢/kWh |
— |
Juice Energy |
Positive Juice - Wind |
100% wind |
Nationwide |
1.1¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Maine Renewable Energy/Maine Interfaith Power & Light |
Maine WindWatts |
100% new wind |
Maine |
2.0¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Mass Energy Consumers Alliance |
New England Wind Fund |
100% new wind |
New England |
~5.0¢/kWh (donation) |
— |
MMA Renewable Ventures |
PVUSA Solar Green Certificates |
100% solar |
California |
3.3¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Premier Energy Marketing |
Premier 100% Wind REC |
100% wind |
Nationwide |
0.95¢/kWh-2.0¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Renewable Choice Energy |
American Wind |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
2.0¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Santee Cooper |
SC Green Power |
landfill gas, solar |
South Carolina |
3.0¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Sky Blue Electric |
Sky Blue 40 |
100% wind |
Nationwide |
4.2¢/kWh |
Green-e |
SKY energy, Inc. |
Wind-e Renewable Energy |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
2.4¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Sterling Planet |
Sterling Wind |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
1.85¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Village Green Energy |
Village Green Power |
solar, wind, biogas |
California, Nationwide |
2.0¢/kWh-2.5¢/kWh |
Green-e |
Waverly Light & Power |
Iowa Energy Tags |
100% wind |
Iowa |
2.0¢/kWh |
— |
WindCurrent |
Chesapeake Windcurrent |
100% new wind |
Mid-Atlantic States |
2.5¢/kWh |
Green-e |
WindStreet Energy |
Renewable Energy Credit Program |
wind |
Nationwide |
~1.2¢/kWh |
— |
Footnote:
* Product prices are updated as of July 2006. Premium may also apply to small commercial customers. Large users may be able to negotiate price premiums.
** Product is sourced from Green-e and ERT-certified RECs. ERT also certifies the entire product portfolio.
*** The Climate Neutral Network certifies the methodology used to calculate the CO2 emissions offset.
NA = Not applicable.
Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. |
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