SAN FRANCISCO,CA. - July 31, 2008 - The Center for Resource Solutions announced today that Village Green Energy's commercial renewable energy certificate (REC) product, "Village Green Power", is now Green-e Energy Certified. Village Green Energy 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.

"Green-e Energy is pleased to be working with Village Green Energy to ensure that their customers have access to certified renewable options," said Alex Pennock, Green-e Energy manager. "Village Green Energy's flexible REC solutions give businesses and institutions a simple way to reduce the environmental impact of their electricity use."

Village Green Energy can now offer their commercial customers certified renewable energy customized to their needs. By purchasing Village Green Power RECs, customers will support renewable energy production as well as aid the development of new renewable resources to be built in the U.S. Village Green Energy's model is to offer customers RECs sourced from states with active compliance markets, in order to incentivize development of new renewable capacity in those states.

"Village Green is proud to partner with Green-e Energy as we drive the transition to renewable energy," said Robby Bearman, co-founder of Village Green Energy. "We will always strive to exceed industry standards for the quality of environmental products. The creative marketing strategies that we employ on behalf of our clients and our unique sourcing methodology, which links voluntary REC purchases to state mandated Renewable Portfolio Standards, are what set us apart from the competition."

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.

About Village Green Energy
Village Green Energy drives the transition to renewable energy by increasing the voluntary demand for green power. We believe that people and businesses want to choose clean energy. We commit our expertise and enthusiasm to helping businesses and households around the country make an easy switch away from fossil fuels. By adopting renewable energy as a global community, we will achieve a higher standard of living. www.villagegreenenergy.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 a global impact. CRS brings forth expert responses to pertinent climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real-time solutions to ongoing environmental problems. CRS' leadership through collaboration and environmental innovation builds policies and consumer protection mechanisms that foster healthy and sustained growth in national and international markets for environmental solutions to climate change including renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Center for Resource Solutions

Center for Resource Solutions

The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) is a national nonprofit with global impact. CRS brings forth expert responses to climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real-time solutions. Our 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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