KNOWLEDGE CENTER
GREEN-E CERTIFIED®
Green-e is a voluntary certification program that sets consumer protection and environmental standards for renewable electricity products. It also verifies that Green-e Certified® products meet certain quality standards and offer incremental environmental benefits.
3Degrees sells Renewable Energy Certificates that have been certified by the Green-e® Renewable
Energy
Certification program (www.green-e.org)
managed by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions. Green-e® does
for the renewable energy market what the USDA Organic food label does
for the organic food market. When you see the Green-e® logo you know
the product is subject to a robust audit each year that accounts for
every last megawatt hour of Renewable Energy Certificates sold, who sold it, who
purchased it, where that energy was generated until there is no doubt
where they came from and who owns them. Green-e® certification eliminates
fraud and double counting, ensuring customer confidence in purchases.
Such a protocol of auditing and monitoring is expensive, and Green-e® charges
a fee for its services to resellers. However, 3Degrees is glad to pay
a fee for a monitoring service that ensures the trust and confidence
of its customers.
Visit the: Green-e Website. Green-e® is recommended by the U.S. EPA Green Power Partnership.