4.07.2008 - 04:23pm ET

(CSRwire) SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 7, 2008 - The Center for Resource Solutions announced today that Georgia Power's green pricing program, Green Energy(TM) is now Green-e Energy certified. Georgia Power joins the growing network of renewable energy providers that offer products certified by Green-e Energy, the nation's leading certification and verification program for renewable energy.

"Georgia Power's participation in Green-e Energy is monumental in that the company will be serving a great number of customers that may not have previously had easy access to renewable energy," said Andreas Karelas, Green-e Energy Regional Representative for the Southeast. "Georgia Power's green pricing program offers a real and tangible method for customers to significantly reduce their environmental footprint."

The renewable energy available to residential and commercial customers through Green Energy(TM) will be directly supplied from renewable energy facilities in the state of Georgia that meet Green-e Energy's eligibility criteria. By signing up to receive renewable electricity from Georgia Power, customers will support these resources as well as aid the development of new resources to be built in the United States.

"Gaining certification by a nationally recognized program like Green-e Energy really validates the environmental significance of Georgia Power's Green Energy program and elevates it to a new level," said Chris Womack, Executive Vice President of Georgia Power. "This certification signals that our program meets national as well as local environmental standards."

Green-e Energy is the leading renewable energy certification and verification program in the U.S., with over 175 participating vendors that sold nearly 10 million MWh of renewable energy in 2006. The program provides independent, third party certification to ensure certified renewable energy meets strict environmental and consumer protection standards.

Providers of Green-e Energy Certified renewable energy agree to abide by the Green-e Energy Code of Conduct and meet strict disclosure and truth-in-advertising requirements. All marketers of Green-e Energy Certified products undergo an annual verification audit to document that the company purchased and/or generated enough renewable energy, both in terms of quantity and type, to meet customer demand and marketing claims.

The Green-e Energy logo, the national symbol for renewable energy excellence, enables a growing number of consumers to easily identify high quality, certified renewable energy options, as well as everyday consumer products that are produced by companies that use renewable energy in their operations.

About Georgia Power

Georgia Power is working to increase its renewable energy portfolio both through the purchase of energy from renewable generators and through investments in self-owned renewable generation. Additionally, Georgia Power will invest $43 million annually in 18 different demand response and energy efficiency programs, including six new programs recently approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission. These programs are expected to reduce electricity demand by 1,000 megawatts by 2010.

Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation's largest generators of electricity. The company is an investor-owned, tax-paying utility with rates well below the national average. Georgia Power serves 2.3 million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties.

About Green-e

Green-e is the nation's leading independent consumer protection program for the sale of renewable energy and greenhouse gas reductions in the retail market. Green-e offers certification and verification of renewable energy and greenhouse gas mitigation products through Green-e Energy, a renewable energy certification program; Green-e Climate, a greenhouse gas emission reduction certification program; and Green-e Marketplace, program that licenses the Green-e logo for organizations that purchase or generate sufficient quantities of renewable energy. To learn more about Green-e certified products and programs available in all 50 states, visit www.green-e.org.

About Center for Resource Solutions

Green-e is a program of the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), a San Francisco-based nonprofit with a global impact. CRS brings forth expert responses to climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real-time solutions. Its leadership through collaboration and environmental innovation builds policies and consumer-protection mechanisms in renewable energy, greenhouse gas reductions, and energy efficiency that foster healthy and sustained growth in national and international markets.

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