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5.22.2008 - 02:02pm ET
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Green-e Energy Certifies Enpalo's Renewable Energy Certificates
Enpalo's Customers Can Now Sign Up for a Certified Renewable Energy Option
(CSRwire) SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22, 2008 - The Center for Resource Solutions
announced today that Enpalo's renewable energy certificate (REC) product,
"Enpalo US CleanGen," is now Green-e Energy Certified. Enpalo, run by a
team of Stanford University mathematicians and engineers, 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.
"We are very pleased to announce that Enpalo will participate in Green-e
Energy by offering a certified renewable energy option to its customers,"
said Andrew Nourafshan, Green-e program analyst. "Certification of the
'Enpalo US CleanGen' REC product has just made it even easier for people
nationwide to reduce the environmental impact of the electricity they
use."
Enpalo can now offer its residential, commercial, and wholesale customers
a product comprising 100% wind RECs sourced from wind farms across the
nation. By purchasing the "Enpalo US CleanGen" product, customers will
support currently available renewable resources as well as aid the
development of new renewable energy projects in the U.S.
"The green power market has reached a critical point where businesses and
residential customers demand verified quality," said Evan Macmillan,
product development director for Enpalo. "We created 'Enpalo US CleanGen'
in response to that need. It is a wind energy product that is thoroughly
researched and Green-e Energy Certified. Enpalo is thrilled to be working
with Green-e Energy to expand the market for green power in the United
States and, ultimately, change the composition of the grid."
Green-e Energy is the leading renewable energy certification and
verification program in the U.S., with over 190 participating vendors
selling nearly 10 million MWhs 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 quantity and type of
renewable energy to meet customer demand and marketing claims.
The Green-e 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.
Contact
Jeff Swenerton, CRS Communications Director
415-561-2119
jeff@resource-solutions.org
About Enpalo
Enpalo assists businesses, institutions, and individuals with the
evaluation, acquisition, and application of Voluntary Emission Reductions
(VERs) and RECs. It is a CDM Gold Standard preferred provider and EPA
Landfill Methane industry partner, and it can now offer a Green-e Energy
Certified REC product. Enpalo also has a research arm which is developing
new ways to account for greenhouse gas emissions. For more, visit www.enpalo.com.
About Green-e Energy
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 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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