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National Retail REC Products
(last updated August 2010)
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| Certificate Marketer |
Product Name |
Renewable Resources |
Location of Renewable Resources |
Residential Price Premiums* |
Certification |
| 3 Phases Renewables |
Green Certificates |
100% biomass, geothermal, hydro, solar, wind |
Nationwide |
1.2¢/kWh |
Green-e |
| 3Degrees |
National Renewable Energy Certificates |
100% wind, solar, geothermal, low-impact hydro, biogas, biomass |
Nationwide |
0.5¢/kWh-1.5¢/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 |
Denali Green Tags (Alaska only) |
100% new wind |
10% Alaska, 90% Nationwide |
2.0¢/kWh |
Green-e |
| Bonneville Environmental Foundation |
Zephyr Energy (Kansas Only) |
50% new low-impact hydropower |
Midwest, West |
2.0¢/kWh |
Green-e |
| Carbon Solutions Group |
CSG CleanBuild |
biomass, biogas, wind, solar, hydro |
Nationwide |
0.9¢/kWh |
Green-e |
| Community Energy |
NewWind Energy |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
2.5¢/kWh
|
Green-e |
| GP Renewables & Trading LLC |
GP-REC Structured Product |
solar, hydro, biomass, landfill gas, energy efficiency |
Localized by state and region |
0.2¢/kWh |
— |
| 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 |
— |
| Just Energy |
Just Green |
100% wind |
Nationwide |
0.5¢/kWh |
— |
| Mass Energy Consumers Alliance |
New England Wind Friends |
100% new wind |
New England |
4.0¢/kWh |
— |
| NativeEnergy |
Certified RECs |
eligible renewables |
Nationwide |
Contact for quote |
Green-e |
| Renewable Choice Energy |
American Wind |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
0.5¢/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% wind |
Nationwide |
2.4¢/kWh |
— |
| Sterling Planet |
Sterling Wind |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
1.85¢/kWh |
Green-e |
| TerraPass |
Green-e RECs |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
0.5¢/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 |
— |
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Notes:
* Product prices are updated as of August 2010. 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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National Greenhouse Gas Offsets Retail Products
(as of August 2010)
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| Offset Marketer |
Product Name |
Reduction Projects |
Location of Projects |
Residential Price Premiums* |
Certification |
| 3Degrees |
Carbon Offsets |
forestry/reforestration, new wind, new renewable energy, landfill methane capture, livestock |
United States, Brazil, China, India |
~$8 |
Green-e Climate, Climate Action Reserve (CAR), Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Gold Standard, CCX, UNFCCC CDM |
| Blue Source |
Goldman Sachs and Blue Source Carbon Offsets |
methane capture, efficiency, carbon sequestration, and industrial gas destruction |
Nationwide |
Commercial customers only |
ERT |
| Bonneville Environmental Foundation |
BEF Carbon Offsets |
new wind, new solar, watershed restoration |
Nationwide |
~$29 |
Green-e |
| Carbonfund.org |
ZeroCarbon |
wind, methane capture, biomass, RECs, reforestation |
Nationwide, Brazil |
$10 |
CCX, ERT, Climate Community and Biodiversity Standards, UNFCCC JI |
| ClearSky Climate Solutions |
Carbon Offsets |
forestry/reforestation, methane capture, rangeland management |
Panama, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Texas, Montana |
$12 |
CCX, Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard |
| Colorado Carbon Fund |
Project C |
local energy efficiency and renewable energy projects |
Colorado |
$20 |
— |
| Community Energy |
Community Carbon Offsets |
new wind |
Nationwide |
~$12 |
Green-e |
| Conservation Services Group |
ClimateSAVE |
new wind |
Texas |
~$21 |
Green-e |
| Dominion |
Carbon Offset Program (NC customers only) |
energy conservation and renewable energy |
North Carolina |
~$17 |
— |
| Duke Energy |
Carbon Offset Program (IN, SC & NC customers only) |
energy conservation and renewable energy |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia |
~$17 |
— |
| E-BlueHorizons |
Carbon Offsets |
landfill gas (including efficiency and reforestation) |
Massachusetts, New Hampshire |
$5 |
CCX, ERT |
| EcoVoom |
Clean Energy Credits |
hydro, wind (including efficiency and CO2 offsets) |
Nationwide |
~$10 |
— |
| Element Markets |
Verified Emission Reductions |
Various (including methane capture, renewable energy and energy efficiency) |
Nationwide |
Commercial customers only |
Climate Action
Reserve, CCX, VCS |
| GP Renewables & Trading LLC |
GP-REC Structured Product |
Various (including methane capture, biomass, renewable energy and energy efficiency) |
Local, regional, & international |
$3 |
ERT, VCS, CER |
| GT Environmental Finance |
Resource Carbon Reduction Projects |
landfill gas, biomass, renewable energy and forestry |
Nationwide |
Commercial customers only |
Climate Action Reserve, VCS |
| Green Mountain Energy |
BeGreen Carbon Offsets |
wind, biomass and reforestation |
Nationwide |
$14 |
— |
| Hess Corporation
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Hess C-Neutral |
methane capture and renewable energy |
Wyoming |
Commercial customers only |
VCS, Green-e |
| LightWind Energy |
EndFossilFuel Carbon Offset |
various (including wind, solar, biomass and geothermal) |
Texas |
$12 |
Green-e |
| LiveNeutral |
Drive/Fly/HomeNeutral & By The Ton |
various (including efficiency and CO2 offsets) |
Nationwide |
$12 |
CCX |
| Luminant Energy |
Green House Gas Renewable Offsets |
new wind |
Texas |
Commercial customers only |
Green-e |
| NW Natural / Climate Trust |
Smart Energy Average Option |
methane capture |
Oregon |
~$24 |
— |
| NW Natural / Climate Trust |
Smart Energy Climate Neutral Option |
methane capture |
Oregon |
10.49¢/therm |
— |
| NativeEnergy |
Help Build Carbon Offsets |
wind, landfill gas, farm methane reduction, biomass, other |
U.S., India, China, Brazil |
$15.43 |
Voluntary Carbon Standard, Climate Action Reserve, Gold Standard |
| NextEra Energy Resources
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Carbon Offsets |
wind |
Nationwide |
Commercial customers only |
Green-e |
| Pacific Gas and Electric |
Climate Smart |
various local projects |
California |
$4.31/mo. |
— |
| Progress Energy |
Carbon Offset Program (NC customers only) |
energy conservation and renewable energy |
North Carolina |
~$20 |
— |
| Renewable Choice Energy |
Bundled Wind and Carbon Offsets |
wind, landfill gas, methane capture and avoidance |
Nationwide |
~$6 |
ERT |
| Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
Carbon Offset Program |
local carbon reduction projects |
California |
$10/month |
— |
| Solar Electric Light Fund |
Carbon Neutral Club |
global PV projects |
International |
$10 (donation) |
— |
| Standard Carbon |
Carbon Neutral Offsets |
methane capture, efficiency, renewables, carbon sequestration |
Iowa |
$15 |
CCX |
| Sterling Planet |
Voluntary Carbon Units |
landfill gas |
South Carolina |
$20 |
VCS, Green-e |
| Sustainable Travel International |
Carbon Offsets |
reforestation, biomass, hydro, wind |
International |
~$25 |
Green-e, Gold Standard, CDM, VCS, Plan Vivo and the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance |
| TerraPass Inc. |
TerraPass Carbon Offsets |
wind, biogas, methane capture |
Nationwide |
~$13.50 |
CCX, Green-e |
| The CarbonNeutral Company |
The CarbonNeutral Company Offset |
methane capture, renewables |
Brazil, China, Turkey |
Commercial customers only |
Green-e |
| VERUS Carbon Neutral |
VERUS Carbon Neutral Certification |
biomass, methane capture, sequestration |
Brazil, Georgia (US) |
$2.75 |
CCX |
| Washington Gas Energy Services (4) |
WGES CleanSteps® Carbon Offsets |
Intermodal transportation, Methane capture and destruction |
Chesapeake Bay Region |
~ 15 cents per therm |
CAR (Climate Action Reserve), CSA (Canadian Standards Association) |
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Notes:
* Product prices are all based on a metric ton of CO2 avoided and were updated as of August 2010. Large users may be able to negotiate price premiums.
NA = Not applicable.
Primary Third-Party Certification
Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)
Environmental Resources Trust (ERT)
Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCBS)
Green-e Climate
Voluntary Carbon Standard
Gold Standard
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Clean Development Mechanism (UNFCCC CDM)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Joint Implementation (UNFCCC JI)
Source:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
