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The table shown here summarizes green power products available in California and nationally available renewable energy certificate products. Please contact our Webmaster if you have questions or more recent information regarding these products.

Company and product listings do not represent endorsement by either the National Renewable Energy Laboratory or the U.S. Department of Energy.

State-Specific Utility Green Pricing Programs
(Validated January 2015 with regular updates)

State Utility Information Enrollment Information Type Start Date Premium
CA Alameda Municipal Power Alameda Green wind, solar 2012 1.5¢/kWh
CA Anaheim Public Utilities Green Power Program various renewables 2002 2.0¢/kWh
CA Anaheim Public Utilities Sun Power for the Schools PV 2002 Contribution
CA Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Green Power for a Green LA wind, hydro and PV 1999 3.0¢/kWh
CA Marin Clean Energy: City of Belvedere, Town of Fairfax, County of Marin, City of Mill Valley, Town of San Anselmo, City of San Rafael, City of Sausalito, Town of Tiburon Deep Green 100% renewable 2010 1.0¢/kWh
CA Marin Clean Energy: City of Belvedere, Town of Fairfax, County of Marin, City of Mill Valley, Town of San Anselmo, City of San Rafael, City of Sausalito, Town of Tiburon Light Green 50% renewable 2008 0.0¢/kWh
CA Marin Clean Energy: City of Belvedere, Town of Fairfax, County of Marin, City of Mill Valley, Town of San Anselmo, City of San Rafael, City of Sausalito, Town of Tiburon Local Sol 100% local solar 2014 6.0¢/kWh
CA PacifiCorp: Pacific Power Blue Sky Block wind 2000 1.95¢/kWh
CA Pasadena Water & Power Green Power wind 2003 2.5¢/kWh
CA Roseville Electric Green Roseville wind, PV 2005 0.5¢/kWh
CA Sacramento Municipal Utility District SolarShares PV 2007 $10.75/mo
CA Sacramento Municipal Utility District Greenergy 100% wind, PV, landfill gas, hydro, geothermal 1997 $6/month
CA Silicon Valley Power / 3Degrees Santa Clara Green Power wind, PV 2004 1.5¢/kWh
CA Sonoma Clean Power Clean Start 36% biomass, geothermal, wind 2014 0.0¢/kWh
CA Sonoma Clean Power Evergreen 100% geothermal 2014 3.5¢/kWh
CA Southern California Edison Green Rate 50% and 100% local solar 2015 3.5¢/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.



State-Specific Retail Green Power Product Offerings 1
(Validated January 2015 with regular updates)

State  Company Information  Enrollment Information  Resource Mix2 Certification 
CA Just Energy JustGreen Power 100% renewable Green-e Energy

Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

For notes to the table and additional details, please see the full green marketing products table.



Third-Party Financing Options
(Validated January 2015 with regular updates)

Constellation Energy OneRoof Energy Real Goods Solar SolarCity
Sungevity SunRun Inc. Vivint Solar


National Retail REC Products
(Validated January 2015 with regular updates)

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 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
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

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.



National Commercial &/or Wholesale REC Marketers

3Degrees3 Phases RenewablesAir & Liquid Advisors LLCAmerex Brokers
Arcadia PowerAtlantic Energy GroupBasin Electric Power CooperativeBlueRock Energy
Bonneville Environmental FoundationBonneville Power Administration (BPA)BP Energy CompanyBrookfield Renewable Power
Calpine CorporationCarbonCCY ManagementCarbonfund.orgCarbon Solutions Group
Clean CurrentsClear Energy Brokerage & ConsultingClear Sky PowerComEd
Community Energy Inc.Conservation Services GroupConstellation NewEnergyDirect Energy Business
Ecoelectrons Renewable EnergyEDP RenewablesElement Markets Empire District Electric Company
Endless Energy CorporationExelon Power TeamFirstEnergy Solutions CorporationFlett Exchange
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NAGood Energy, LPGP Renewables & Trading LLCGreenlight Energy Group
Green Mountain Energy CompanyGreen Power 4 TexasGT Environmental FinanceHess Energy
Hudson Energy ServicesIberdola RenewablesIntegrys Energy GroupJuice Energy
Just EnergyKarboneLiberty PowerMaine Interfaith Power & Light
Mainstay EnergyMassachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance (Mass Energy)MidAmerican Energy MotivEarth
NativeEnergyNeuwing Energy VenturesNexant Clean Energy SolutionsNextEra Energy Resources (formerly FPL Energy)
Old Mill Power CompanyOneEnergy RenewablesOne Planet RECPacific Renewables
Plymouth Rock EnergyPPL CorporationPremier Energy MarketingPremier Power Solutions
QVINTA, Inc.Reliant EnergyRenewable Choice EnergySelect Energy
Sempra U.S. Gas & PowerShell TradingSky Energy, Inc.Sol Systems
Spartan Renewable EnergySpectron EnvironmentalSRECTradeSterling Planet, Inc.
SunEdisonSun Farm Ventures, Inc.Texas PowerTFS Energy
Tradition EnergyTullett PrebonTwin Eagle Resource ManagementTXU Energy
Unicoi Energy ServicesViking Wind Partners, LLCVillage Green Energy Vision Quest
Washington Gas Energy ServicesWaste ManagementWaverly Light and PowerWestern Area Power Administration
WindCurrentWindQuest Energy, Inc.WindStreet EnergyWorld Energy

 

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