U.S. Green Power and Carbon Credits
This page provides information and resources on the U.S. Green Power program, as well as wind and solar carbon credits.
Resource Sub Categories:
U.S. Green Power/REC Resources
Certification Programs, Protocols, Standards
Emissions Trading/Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Tracking
Carbon Consultants and Related Providers
Additional Resources
U.S. Green Power/REC Resources
U.S. Department of Energy overview of finding, evaluating and purchasing green power in the U.S.
U.S. Green Power State Policies
A number of U.S. states have policies in place that encourage the development of green power markets. These include policies that require or encourage electricity suppliers to offer green power options to consumers, net metering, and fuel mix and environmental disclosure policies. This resource provides summaries of these policies and links to the full text of the legislation or public utility commission rules.
Listing of U.S. Green Power Providers By U.S. State
U.S. Department of Energy listing of utility green pricing programs, retail green power products offered in competitive electricity markets, and renewable energy certificate (REC) products sold separate from electricity.
NREL Presentation - Overview of RECs (.pdf file)
2008 presentation by Lori Bird from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Climate Clean - Overview of RECs (.pdf file)
Climate Clean statement discussing the differences between renewable energy certificates (RECs) and carbon offsets.
Listing of U.S. Commercial/Wholesale REC Marketers
U.S. Department of Energy listing of commercial &/or wholesale marketers of renewable energy certificates.
Listing of U.S. National REC Marketers
U.S. Department of Energy listing of wholesale and retail renewable energy certificate marketers and brokers.
Listing of U.S. National Retail REC Products
U.S. Department of Energy summary of renewable energy certificate products available to retail customers nationally or regionally.
Wikipedia - Renewable Energy Certificates
Wikipedia definition.
REC Tracking Systems
Clean Power Markets, Inc. was founded in 2000 by nationally recognized experts in energy markets and renewable generation. Since then, Clean Power Markets has provided the infrastructure at the wholesale level for the renewable power market to accurately track and verify green power transactions for compliance with renewable portfolio standards; green (or renewable) energy trades in regulated and deregulated electricity markets; and electricity disclosure requirements by states, regions, or green-e.
Green-e Energy is the nation’s leading independent certification and verification program for renewable energy. This voluntary consumer-protection program verifies superior, certified renewable energy options offered by utilities and marketers in the retail market. Three types of renewable energy options are eligible for Green-e Energy certification: Competitive Electricity Products, Utility Green Pricing Programs, and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).
North American Renewable's Registry
The North American Renewables Registry provides an easy-to-use, Web-based platform trusted to create, track, and manage renewable energy certificate (REC) origination for clean generation facilities located in states not covered by one of the existing regional tracking systems.
The Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) - EcoPower® Program
The EcoPower® Program catalyzes the market for clean energy by substantiating and marketing blocks of power that include new renewable sources of energy and have significantly reduced environmental impacts.