CONTACT: Keri
Bolding— CRS Communications Director; (415) 561-2100, kbolding@resource-solutions.org.
for
immediate release
GREEN-E
CERTIFIES FIRST "GREEN TAG" PRODUCT AND PLANS NATIONAL PRESS
CONFERENCE
San
Francisco, CA (April )-- The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS)
announced today that Sun Power Electric Corporation has become the first
provider of tradable renewable energy certificates (TRCs) to receive Green-e
certification of its product, and more TRC product certifications are
expected shortly. Consumers in the New England region can purchase blocks
of "ReGenSM," Sun Power Electric’s renewable
energy certificate product with a independent assurance that their purchase
of certified TRCs supports generation from high-quality newly developed
New England renewable energy plants.
Green-e
has received a number of applications from TRC providers seeking product
certification, and the Program expects to make additional certification
announcements in the coming weeks. On May 23rd Green-e will hold a national
Press Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to introduce
the country to TRCs as a new, convenient way to support renewable energy
and benefit the environment.
TRCs,
also known as "green tags," are created when renewable energy
is substituted for traditional power. TRCs represent the environmental
benefits of renewable energy generation in the form of a marketable commodity.
Renewable energy is sometimes more expensive than buying traditional power
so TRCs are purchased in addition to the electricity that most consumers
now use.
Sun Power
Electric builds and operates solar power plants in the northeastern United
States. Their green power product, ReGenSM, is currently the
only way for consumers to support clean renewable electricity in Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. ReGenSM
is composed of a mix of 1% solar and 99% biogas resources, and each block
of 2,000-kilowatt hours purchased represents the delivery of clean power
into the New England Power Grid.
"Through
the purchase of TRC products, consumers help reduce our nation’s
dependence on fossil fuels to produce electricity, and contribute to the
reduction of harmful air pollutants," said Gabe Petlin, Green-e Program
Manager. "When TRC products are Green-e certified, consumers can
be confident they are receiving the environmental benefits of green power
as well as helping to grow the supply of clean renewable energy."
Since
1997, Green-e has served as a nationally recognized tool to help consumers
identify environmentally superior renewable energy offerings. To earn
Green-e certification, TRCs must originate from 100% newly built renewable
facilities that generate energy from the sun, the wind, the heat of the
Earth, low-impact hydropower, biogas, or biofuels. Certified TRC providers
also agree to abide by the Green-e Code of Conduct, and to submit marketing
materials to CRS to meet Green-e disclosure and truth-in-advertising requirements.
Sun Power Electric will undergo an annual verification audit to document
that the company purchased enough quantity and type of renewable certificates
to meet customer demand and marketing claims.
For further
information, please contact Center
for Resource Solutions (CRS) at (415) 561-2100, or Green-e.
CRS is a nonprofit organization that encourages sustainable growth and
promotes the use of clean energy.
