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NC-2009 EAc6:Green power

Clean energy bought in Mexico

I am working in a project for which my client has made a contract with the Mexican only company to receive 100% of its energy from clean energy source which means wind farms in Oaxaca, Mexico. They comply with the Green e standard but do not have the certification for green e the wind farms are part of the Mexican National plan to reduce carbon emissions and fullfill the intent of the credit, do you have recommendations for documenting this approach, I already have the contract signed what else should i document.

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Marcus Sheffer
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Tue, 09/20/2011 - 18:06

You will need to demonstrate how the green power source meets all of the requirements of the Green-e Standard. Download the standard and find out how what you are buying complies with each component of the Green-e Standard and write a narrative describing how it complies.

Mon, 06/11/2012 - 22:37

I just want to let you all know we got the credit and the exemplary performance as we were getting 100% for 15 years. Not Green-e but with green-e standards recognized and audited by the european union, thanks for your feed back
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Alicia Freire
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Mon, 08/13/2012 - 17:13

Hi Alicia, I am working on a project in Spain whereI am currently looking at whether the Green energy contract of the building complies with Green E and I would very much appreciate any feedback from your experience. Is there a EU certification which complies with Green E? Any advise will be much appreicated. Many thanks in advance for your time. Regards Alicia

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