Green Power. Electric energy generated by equipment or facilities including solar power, biomass, landfill gas, wind turbine, hydro power or other renewable energy generating resource or technology, as may be defined by M.G.L. c. 25 A, § 11F, § 11F1/2, or M.G.L. c. 164, § 1, or, that may be otherwise added by mutual agreement of the Parties.
Green Power. Green Power schemes enable electricity customers to pay a premium for a certain percentage of their electricity to be generated from renewable sources. It is a voluntary scheme administered by the National Green Power Accreditation Steering Group, and currently managed by the NSW Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA), but is expected to be managed by the Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability (DEUS) once it is operational. Green Power products offered by retailers must be accredited under the Green Power Accreditation Program according to the National Green Power Accreditation Program Accreditation Document Version 3. Renewable energy generators as defined under this document generate both RECs (that are currently surrendered to SEDA instead of the ORER), and Green Power Rights (GPRs; that are also surrendered to SEDA). GPRs can be created by most, if not all, residential-scale renewable energy systems, despite the Green Power scheme’s sustainability requirements being stricter than those of the MRET scheme. GPRs are currently valued at 0.5–1.0 ¢/kWh.
Green Power. Current situation Since electricity generated by residential grid-connected systems can be sold by retailers as Green Power, retailers were asked whether they paid system owners the Green Power tariff for net exported electricity. Two of the retailers that responded did so (EnergyAustralia and Origin), but only if the system owner was on Green Power themselves (paying the higher Green Power tariff for imported electricity). If a system owner is on Green Power they are effectively being paid the Green Power tariff on the electricity they avoid using because of their system output—although some retailers do not allow customers to both operate an embedded generator and sign up for Green Power. It was assumed that no system owner whose imports and exports were measured separately, and who was on Green Power, was being charged the Green Power tariff for gross imported electricity but receiving the standard tariff for gross exported electricity. Since the amount of GPRs generated is calculated according to the amount of RECs generated, it is very easy to calculate the GPRs based on the ORER REC deeming formula. All these GPRs can then be used by the retailer in their current Green Power settlement period. Although, the retailer must surrender a REC to SEDA for every GPR it claims, this REC does not have to be obtained from the system owner. Issue 12
Green Power. Green energy certificates will be purchased by TMG Partners for 35% of the building's core and shell electrical consumption for two years, pending quotes from three green power providers.
Green Power. ComEd shall create, offer and implement, in partnership with the City of Chicago, a renewable energy based program designed to meet the following percentage of in-City residential load (using previous year's sales figures for bundled service): 2004—1% and 2006—3%. The program to be developed may include renewable resources, including, but not limited to, landfill gas and wind. The program to be developed for in-City residential load shall not be used to argue against enactment of State legislation establishing a renewable portfolio standard.
