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The Green-e
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Green-e
Point-of-Purchase (POP) Tags Certification Standard
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On
June 27th, the Green-e Governance Board approved a certification
standard for POP Tags. POP Tags certification will be considered
an additional benefit of Green-e certification, and there will be
no additional fee for this service. It will be available to all providers
that are currently offering a Green-e certified retail or commercial
product regardless of whether the product is a TRC, Competitive Electricity
or Green Pricing product. Energy providers interested in Green-e
certification for a POP Tag product will be required to complete
a separate application detailing the resources that will be used
in the POP Tags, the size in kWh of the POP Tags, any claims that
they will be making associated with the POP Tags, and their methodology
for calculating those claims. To review the final standard and/or
apply for POP Tag certification, please see
www.green-e.org/ipp/pop_tags_standard.html
. Please contact: Siobhan Doherty at Siobhan@resource-solutions.org,
(415) 561-2100, with
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Green-e
National Certification Standard
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Green-e is currently reviewing first round comments on a proposed
draft National Standard and accepting second round comments. For
more information and to download the standards and comments, please
see :www.green-e.org/ipp/standard_dev.html.
Comments for the second round are due on October 19th, 2005. The
Green-e
National Certification Standard will replace Green-e region-specific
and
product-specific
criteria
documents.
This standard will apply to all products – Competitive Electricity,
Renewable Energy Certificates and Utility Green Pricing across
the nation. CRS staff will forward all comments to the Green-e
Board for review and consideration. The Green-e Board meets October
23rd to discuss the National Standard.
If you have questions about the proposed standards, the form, or
the comment
process, please contact: Siobhan Doherty at Siobhan@resource-solutions.org,
(415) 561-2100, with any questions.
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Tenth National Green Power Marketing Conference in Austin, Texas
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Only 12 Days Remaining! REGISTER NOW!
 You
are invited to attend the nation's leading green power
marketing event, the Tenth National Green Power Marketing
Conference, organized by the US Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Energy (DOE),
and the Center
for Resource Solutions
(CRS). Join us in Austin, Texas
this October 24th through 26th, and explore ways to design
or expand a green power
program,
increase
revenues, effectively market to target consumer segments,
and enhance customer satisfaction. You won't want to
miss the insights shared by expert speakers and the outstanding
networking opportunities.
The National Green Power Marketing
Conference is the preeminent conference for communicating
directly with leading green power marketing industry stakeholders.
Hear from representatives of the nation's leading utilities
on important topics such as: Best Practices in Utility
Green Pricing Program Design, Effective Marketing Strategies
and
Tools for Acquiring Customers, Defining Renewable
Energy Attributes and Values, and the Interplay of Voluntary
and
Compliance Markets.
The 2005 Green Power Leadership Awards will be presented
at a dinner banquet on October 24th, honoring exemplary national
green power Purchasers, Suppliers and Market Builders. Additional
details about the 2005 Conference can be found at www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/conference/tenth.html .
Contact: Keri Bolding at kbolding@resource-solutions.org,
(415) 561-2100, for more information.
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New
Product Certifications
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The
Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) welcomed the following new suppliers
and products to the Green-e Program: |
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Bonneville
Environmental Foundation (BEF) is offering a new TRC product, , "Brighter
Future"
to residential and commercial customers. For more information go
to www.greentagsusa.com
or call: 866-BEF-TAGS (866-233-8247). |
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Clean
and Green, LLC is offering a new TRC product, "Clean
and Green RECs" to residential and commercial customers.
.For more information go to www.cleanandgreen.us or
call: 877-USA-GREEN (872-4733). |
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Constellation
New Energy is offering a new certified REC product to commercial
customers only
.For more information go to www.newenergy.com or
call: 866-237-POWER. |
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Empire
District is offering a new TRC product, "Elk
River Wind" to commercial and wholesale customers.
For more information contact Tim Wilson at 417-625-6512 |
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Xcel Energy’s Colorado "WindSource" is
now Green-e certified. It is available to residential and business
customers in Xcel’s Colorado service territory.
For more information go to www.xcelenergy.com
or call: 1-800-895-4999. |
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New Products and Businesses Using the Green-e Logo  |
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Interface
Flooring Systems are made with 100% renewable energy
(www.interfaceflooring.com)
. A portion of the manufacturing process is powered by an on-site
solar array. The remainder of the electricity use is offset with
renewable energy certificates provided by 3 Phases Energy and
Sterling Planet. Contact Paul
Firth for more information. |
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Earthbound
Farm's Carmel Valley Farm Stand (www.earthboundfarm.com)
is powered by 100% renewable energy provided by 3 Phases Energy's
Green Certificates. Contact Chad
Smith for more information. |
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CF
Fresh is purchasing 3 Phases Energy's Green Certificates
to offset 100% of their Sedro Woolley office's electricity use with
renewable resources (www.cffresh.com).
Contact Diana Beagle
for more information. |
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prAna is
purchasing 3 Phases Energy’s Green Certificates to offset 100%
of the electricity use at their headquarters , their employees' residential
electricity use, and 100 of their retail locations (www.prana.com).
Please see www.prana/naturalpower or
contact Dave
Kennedy for
more information. |
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