Green-e Energy Certifies EDF Trading's Renewable Energy Credits REC Product

EDF Trading, a leader in international wholesale energy markets, offers renewable energy certificate product sourced from domestic generation for its wholesale and commercial customers

Contact Jeff Swenerton CRS Communications Director 415-561-2119 jeff@resource-solutions.org

Jason Jennaro Vice President of Business Development EDF Trading 281-653-1747 jason.jennaro@edftrading.com

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 17, 2010)—Center for Resource Solutions announced today that EDF Trading's new renewable energy certificate (REC) product "Renewable Energy Credits" is now Green-e® Energy Certified. EDF Trading is a subsidiary of the Paris-based European utility EDF Group. EDF Trading's Renewable Energy Credits product is sourced from renewable generation located in the U.S. EDF Trading joins the growing network of renewable energy providers that offer products certified by Green-e Energy, the nation's leading certification and verification program for renewable energy.

Green-e Energy is pleased that EDF has begun offering a renewable energy product to its commercial and wholesale customers that adheres to the highest standard in the industry for quality and transparency," said Alex Pennock, Green-e Energy Manager. "We welcome them to the program, and congratulate them on their role in expanding clean renewable energy development in the United States."

Renewable Energy Credits support currently available renewable resources and aid the development of new renewable resources in North America, and are available EDF Trading's wholesale and commercial customers nationwide.

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Green-e Energy is the leading renewable energy certification and verification program in the U.S., with nearly 300 participating vendors that sold over 18 million MWh of renewable electricity in retail transactions in 2009. The program provides independent, third-party certification to ensure certified renewable energy meets strict environmental and consumer protection standards.

Providers of Green-e Energy Certified renewable energy agree to abide by the Green-e Energy Code of Conduct, and meet strict disclosure and truth-in-advertising requirements. All marketers of Green-e Energy Certified products undergo an annual verification audit to document that the company purchased and/or generated enough quantity and type of renewable energy to meet customer demand and marketing claims.

About EDF Trading
EDF Trading is a leader in the international wholesale energy markets. Its own portfolio of assets, combined with EDF Group businesses, give it the ability to source, supply, transport, store, blend and convert physical commodities across the wholesale energy markets.

In Europe, it is one of the largest participants in the power and gas markets and was one of the first entrants into the global market for liquefied natural gas. EDF Trading participates in the EU emissions market since it began and is one of the top buyers of carbon credits from Clean Development Mechanism projects around the world. The global coal and freight business is the largest importer of coal into Europe. EDF Trading is also a pioneer in the biomass market.

EDF Trading is a 100% owned subsidiary of EDF Group, Europe’s leading electricity producer, a major player in renewable energies, a significant participant in the worldwide revival of nuclear energy with a growing presence in the natural gas industry. For more information on EDF Trading, please visit www.edftrading.com.

About Green-e Energy
A program of Center for Resource Solutions, Green-e is the nation's leading independent consumer protection program for the sale of renewable energy and greenhouse gas reductions in the retail market. Green-e offers certification and verification of renewable energy and greenhouse gas mitigation products through Green-e Energy, a renewable energy certification program; Green-e Climate, a greenhouse gas emission reduction certification program; and Green-e Marketplace, a program that licenses the Green-e logo for organizations that purchase or generate sufficient quantities of renewable energy. To learn more about Green-e Certified products and programs available in all 50 states, visit www.green-e.org.

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