Green-e Marketplace Requirements

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View the Application Checklist Businesses and organizations wishing to use the Green-e® logo must:

1. Purchase Green-e® Certified renewable energy or generate a qualifying amount of electricity from an eligible¹ on-site generation facility;
2. Meet all of the requirements outlined in the Logo Use Agreement and Referenced Documents; 
3. Sign and submit the Agreement to Center for Resource Solutions;
4. Annually attest that the organization has met its Eligible Renewable Energy Commitment by submitting the appropriate Attestation Form(s).  First year program participants must submit their Attestation Form(s) with the Logo Use Agreement;
5. Pay an annual licensing fee.

Qualifying Customers have the flexibility to choose whether their entire organization or a part of it will be granted rights to use the Green-e® Logo.  The organization must attest that they have met the minimum renewable purchase, or % of load, as indicated in the table below for the choice they make in the Logo Use Agreement.

Minimum Commitment Requirements for General Usage Claims
Annual Company/Facility Electric Load	Minimum Renewables Purchase (% of Load)
Above 100,000  MWh	20%
10,001 - 100,000 MWh	30%
1,001 - 10,000 MWh	60%
Below 1,000 MWh	100%

In order to be eligible for use of the Green‑e Marketplace™ logo to promote an event’s renewable energy use, the Customer must purchase Green‑e® Certified renewable energy equivalent to at least 100% of the expected event electricity usage.

Green-e® standards for organizations’ use of the Green-e® logo are consistent with the Green-e Marketplace's™ consumer protection goals and reputation for environmental excellence. All organizations using the Green-e® logo sign a Green-e® Logo Use Agreement and agree to abide by the standards outlined above.

Questions?   Please call 415.561.2100, or email us at marketplace@green-e.org.

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¹ The the Green-e Energy™ National Standard defines eligible on-site generation resources.