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MinnesotaThe table shown here summarizes green power products available in Minnesota and nationally available renewable energy certificate products.
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State-Specific Utility Green Pricing Programs (Validated January 2015 with regular updates)
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State |
Utility Information |
Enrollment Information |
Type |
Start Date |
Premium |
MN |
Alliant Energy |
Second Nature |
landfill gas, wind |
2002 |
2.0¢/kWh |
MN |
Basin Electric Power Cooperative: Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Sioux Valley Southwestern |
Prairie Winds |
wind |
2002 |
varies by utillity |
MN |
Dairyland Power Cooperative: Freeborn-Mower Cooperative / Albert Lea, People's / Rochester, Tri-County / Rushford |
Evergreen Renewable Energy Program |
hydro, wind, landfill gas, biogas |
1998 |
1.5¢/kWh |
MN |
Great River Energy (all 28 coops offer program): Agralite, Arrowhead, BENCO Electric, Brown County Rural Electric, Connexus Energy, Co-op Light & Power, Crow Wing Power, Dakota Electric Association, East Central Electric Association, Federated Rural Electric, Goodhue County, Itasca Mantrap Cooperative, Kandiyohi Power Cooperative, Lake Country Power, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, McLeod Cooperative Power, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power, Mille Lacs Electric Cooperative, Minnesota Valley, Nobles Cooperative Electric, North Itasca, Redwood Electric Cooperative, Runestone Electric, South Central Electric Association, Stearns Electric, Steele-Waseca, Todd-Wadena, Wright-Hennepin Electric |
Wellspring Renewable Wind Energy Program |
wind |
1998 |
0.4¢/kWh |
MN |
Minnesota Power |
WindSense |
wind |
2002 |
2.5¢/kWh |
MN |
Minnkota Power Cooperative: Beltrami, Clearwater Polk, North Star, PKM, Red Lake, Red River, Roseau, Wild Rice; Northern Municipal Power Agency (10 municipals) |
Infinity Wind Energy |
wind |
1999 |
0.5¢/kWh |
MN |
Missouri River Energy Services: Adrian, Alexandria, Barnesville, Benson, Breckenridge, Detroit Lakes, Elbow Lake, Henning, Jackson, Lakefield, Lake Park, Luverne, Madison, Moorhead, Ortonville, St. James, Sauk Centre, Staples, Wadena, Westbrook, Worthington |
RiverWinds |
wind |
2002 |
2.0¢/kWh-2.5¢/kWh |
MN |
Moorhead Public Service |
Capture the Wind |
wind |
1998 |
0.5¢/kWh |
MN |
Otter Tail Power Company |
TailWinds |
wind |
2002 |
1.3¢/kWh |
MN |
Xcel Energy |
WindSource |
wind |
2003 |
0.795¢/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 (Validated January 2015 with regular updates)
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Certificate Marketer |
Product Name |
Renewable Resources |
Location of Renewable Resources |
Residential Price Premiums* |
Certification |
3Degrees |
National Renewable Energy Certificates |
100% wind, solar, geothermal, low-impact hydro, biogas, biomass |
Nationwide |
0.5¢/kWh-1.5¢/kWh |
Green-e Energy |
3 Phases Renewables |
Green Certificates |
100% biomass, geothermal, hydro, solar, wind |
Nationwide |
1.2¢/kWh |
Green-e Energy |
Arcadia Power |
Wind Energy |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
0.5¢/kwh-1.5¢/kwh |
Green-e Energy |
Bonneville Environmental Foundation |
Renewable Energy Certificates |
wind, low-impact hydro, biogas, landfill gas, geothermal, solar |
Nationwide |
0.8¢/kWh |
Green-e Energy |
Carbon Solutions Group |
CSG CleanBuild |
biomass, biogas, wind, solar, hydro |
Nationwide |
0.15¢/kWh - 0.5¢/kWh |
Green-e Energy |
Community Energy |
NewWind Energy |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
2.5¢/kWh
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Green-e Energy |
EDP Renewables |
US Wind |
100% wind |
Nationwide |
0.8¢/kWh |
— |
Green Core Electric |
Wind Energy |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
1.0¢/kWh |
Green-e Energy Certified RECs only |
Mass Energy Consumers Alliance |
New England Wind Friends |
100% new wind |
New England |
5.0¢/kWh (contribution) |
— |
North American Power |
American Wind |
100% wind |
Nationwide |
1.5¢/kWh |
Green-e Energy |
NuPath Energy |
NuSource1 |
wind, solar |
Nationwide |
1.2¢/kWh |
Independent 3rd party |
NuPath Energy |
NuSourceNY |
wind, small hydro |
NY/nationwide |
1.6¢/kWh |
Independent 3rd party |
Renewable Choice Energy |
American Wind |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
2.0¢/kWh |
Green-e Energy |
REpowerNow |
REpower Credits |
wind, solar, hydro |
Wisconsin |
2.5¢/kWh |
— |
Santee Cooper |
SC Green Power |
landfill gas, solar |
South Carolina |
3.0¢/kWh |
Green-e Energy |
Sky Energy, Inc. |
WIND-E Renewable Energy |
100% wind |
Nationwide |
2.4¢/kWh |
— |
SRECTrade |
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Sterling Planet |
Sterling Wind |
100% new wind |
Nationwide |
1.5¢/kWh |
Green-e Energy |
WindCurrent |
Chesapeake Windcurrent |
100% new wind |
Mid-Atlantic States |
1.5¢/kWh |
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Notes:
* Product prices are updated as of January 2015. Premium may also apply to small commercial customers. Large users may be able to negotiate price premiums.
Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. |
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