Renewable Energy Credits from Community Energy, Inc.

Community EnergyRenewable energy credits (RECs), often referred to as "green tags," provide a way for building owners who are unable to install their own renewable energy systems to buy conventional grid power

 

     Community Energy Renewable energy credits (RECs), often referred to as "green tags," provide a way for building owners who are unable to install their own renewable energy systems to buy conventional grid power, while also buying the environmental attributes of electricity produced from renewable energy. Buyers of RECs aren't actually getting electrons derived from wind, solar, or other renewable energy sources, but by paying extra for their power—from a fraction of a cent to several cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh)—they are helping to displace conventional grid power and subsidize the further development of renewables. Quantitatively, each renewable energy credit (or certificate) aligns with one megawatt-hour (MWh) of clean, renewable electricity generation. Community Energy, Inc., founded in 1999, is one of the leading North American providers of RECs and one of the few that develops its own renewable energy generation capacity. Community Energy jointly owns the Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm and the Bear Creek Wind Farm, and has additional wind projects under development in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Rocky Mountains. To date the company, which provides RECs under the brand name NewWind Energy®, has sold more than 4 billion kWh of wind energy to 100,000 residential customers and wholesale through marketing arrangements with 18 investor-owned and municipal utility companies.

What makes this product green?

Renewable Energy
LEED Credit relevance:

EA Credit 6 - Green Power
Mentioned in EBN: October 2006
Product information:

Community Energy, Inc.
150 Strafford Avenue, Suite 210
Wayne, PA 19087
Phone: 610-254-9800
Toll-free: 866-946-3123
Fax: 610-254-9781
www.communityenergy.biz or
Contact:

Paul Copleman, Sales and Marketing Operations Manager
Community Energy, Inc.
484-654-0106
paul.copleman(at)newwindenergy.com