Green-e Energy Certification

Green-e Energy is a voluntary certification program for renewable energy. Green-e Energy sets consumer protection and environmental standards for renewable energy options in three markets – competitive electricity, renewable energy certificates (RECs) and utility green pricing programs. Green-e Energy conducts annual verification on certified options to ensure that they are meeting these standards. Energy options that meet the Green-e Energy National Standard for environmental excellence are eligible to use the Green-e Energy logo to promote their certification. New certifications, applications out for stakeholder comment and decertifications are listed below.

Pending Certifications

October 2008

Silicon Valley Power is currently applying for Green-e Energy certification of their green pricing program, Western Wind, available to large commercial customers in SVP's service territory. Their application will be open for public stakeholder review for 21 days, closing Tuesday, November 11, 2008. All comments can be sent to certification [at] green-e [dot] org. Download its application here.

Recent Certifications

November 2008

EnergyPlus, a REC marketer and ESP in New York state, has received Green-e Energy certification for their REC product, GreenOptions, which is now available to residential and commercial customers.

Green Power EMC, a utility serving Georgia through its member utilities, has received Green-e Energy certification of their green pricing program, the Green Power EMC Green Power Program, available to the approximately 1.2 million customers in their service territory.

October 2008

Heritage Sustainable Energy LLC, marketer based in Michigan, has received Green-e Energy certification for their REC products known as Heritage RECs, which is now available to commercial and wholesale customers.

Wisconsin Public Power, Inc., a utility serving Wisconsin, Upper Michigan and Iowa through its member utilities, has received Green-e Energy certification of their green pricing program, the Renewable Energy (residential)/Green Power for Business (business), available to the approximately 200,000 customers in their service territory.

September 2008

Community Green Energy, marketer based in Wisconsin, has received Green-e Energy certification for their REC product known as Community Green Energy RECs, which is now available to residential, commercial and wholesale customers.

Decertification Due to Non-Compliance

On November 7, 2007, the Green-e Program decertified Clean and Green's REC product, called Clean and Green RECs. Clean and Green may no longer sell a Green-e certified product nor may it use the Green-e logo. Clean and Green RECs was decertified because Clean and Green failed to complete Green-e required verification procedures for its sales during calendar year 2006. Green-e is working with Clean and Green to ensure that customers who purchased their product in 2006 and 2007 did in fact receive the product they were promised, as Clean and Green is still under contractual obligation to provide these assurances in accordance with Green-e Energy's governing documents. For more information please contact Alex Pennock, Manager of the Green-e Energy program, at: verification [at] green-e [dot] org.

Supporting Documentation

• Letter to Colorado Attorney General's Office (January 30, 2008)
• Letter to Governor's Energy Office (January 30, 2008)
• Decertification Letter to Clean and Green (November 7, 2007)