In 2012 Green-e showed another year of impressive growth, with a remarkable 29% increase in Green-e Energy certified sales in 2012, reaching almost 36 million MWh. This is enough to…

…source under the Standard. The new language clarified the circumstances under which organic matter can be used for electricity generation and considered eligible for inclusion in a Green-e Energy certified…

The report highlights Green-e Certified renewable energy and carbon offset sales in 2011, as well as organizations that participated in Green-e Marketplace to demonstrate their commitment to renewable energy.

…claim of renewable energy attributes. Generation owners in Washington whose null power was defined elsewhere as renewable would become ineligible to sell their RECs into a Green-e Energy certified product….

…disclosures, generation owners in Washington whose null power is represented as renewable for utility fuel mix disclosures would become ineligible to sell their RECs into a Green-e Energy certified product….

Information on the Green-e Energy Federal Option Product type, which allows certified sales to federal departments and agencies under Executive Order 13693.

Both carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates (RECs) are used as ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As these marketplaces grow, it is important to examine how they overlap…