Have you ever wanted to power your home or office with renewable energy, but thought it was too expensive? Or you didn't want to deal with installing and maintaining equipment?Now there is a way that everyone can use solar, wind, and other renewable energies, at a fraction of
cost. Even renters can power their homes with renewable energy.
Renewable energy certificates (aka green tags, green energy certificates, or tradable renewable certificates) make it easy and inexpensive for anyone to reduce or eliminate
environmental impact of their electricity use.
Each certificate represents
delivery of a specific amount of renewable power (usually one megawatt-hour) into a regional or national energy "grid." This replaces
non-renewable fossil fuels that would have otherwise been used with non-polluting energy from solar, wind, biomass, and other renewable sources.
While
renewable energy you pay for may not flow through
wires in your own home,
resulting overall benefit to
environment is
same as it would be if you installed solar panels or wind turbines directly on your own property.
The certificates are purchased in addition to paying your regular energy bill. So it doesn't cost less than standard electricity, but it’s a small premium to pay to keep toxic pollutants produced by
burning of fossil fuels out of
environment. And it supports
market for renewable energy as a whole, which ultimately will bring
price down for renewable energy and make it more generally available.