Green Power Purchasing &  Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)

By choosing to support renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass and other clean energy sources, your business is making a commitment to renewable energy production. This also allows your business to claim that it is powered by renewable energy, even if the local utility does not offer such electricity production; for every unit of renewable electricity generated, an equivalent amount of RECs is produced, measured in megawatt hours. The purchase of RECs helps offset the cost difference between clean and dirty sources of energy production such as coal. These purchases help companies reduce their net emissions and create demand for market transformation in the energy sector.

MyGreenFuture Certification

Carbonfund.org’s MyGreenFuture RECs can be used to meet most certification standards, including:

LEED® (NC, CI, EB-OM):
LEED is an internationally recognized certification system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).  It measures how well a building or community performs across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.  LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.

EPA’s Green Power Partnership:
The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that supports the organizational procurement of green power.  Buying green power is one of the easiest and most effective ways to improve your organization’s environmental performance.