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CI-2009 EAc4:Green Power

Equivalent to Green-E

Has anyone defined this? We are looking at purchasing RECs directly from one or more schools or other non-profits that have not sold RECS. We have an independent who has experience with renewables that would do the "certification" but want to be sure what he does will comply. Has this been done before?

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Tristan Roberts
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Tue, 06/28/2011 - 10:09

Wayne, I think you'd want to review the Green-e standard for RECs, from the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS). It is fairly technical but also readable for a layperson—someone with renewables experience should have no problem with it.Whether or not this path has been successfully followed, and how projects have gone about it, I  can't comment on. Given the low cost of RECs on the open market, I doubt it has been attractive to many project teams. Anyone?
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Susann Geithner
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Wed, 06/29/2011 - 03:22

We have achieved this credit on a couple of non-US projects. To show equivalence with Green-e was an initial consideration, especially since the availability of renewable energy was given or supplied to the building in any case. But to show compliance would have been too time consuming. This starts with figuring the kWh production, which you can assume and ends with the details of defining renewable energy. So we bought RECs.
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Yong Lee Low
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Thu, 08/25/2011 - 15:30

Hi Susann, Our project location is Singapore.As you have mentioned that your projects were non-US projects , do you have any recommendations for REC sellers outside US and how to go about it?
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Susann Geithner
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Thu, 08/25/2011 - 22:00

We bought the RECs from a company out of Chicago, USA. They charge your credit card as the most convenient way for payment. www.Carbonsolutionsgroup.com They will help you figure out how much you need and send you a contract. Very responsive people. My contact was Scott Maloney.

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