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Massachusetts

The table shown here summarizes green power products available in Massachusetts and nationally available renewable energy certificate products. Please contact our Webmaster if you have questions or more recent information regarding these products.

Company and product listings do not represent endorsement by either the National Renewable Energy Laboratory or the U.S. Department of Energy.

State-Specific Utility Green Pricing Programs
(Validated January 2015 with regular updates)

State Utility Information Enrollment Information Type Start Date Premium
MA Braintree Electric Light Department BGreen solar and wind 2009 Contribution
MA Concord Municipal Light Plant (CMLP) Green Power hydro 2004 3.0¢/kWh
MA Shrewsbury Electric and Cable Operations SELCO Green Light wind 2009 0.5¢/kWh
MA Wellesley Municipal Light Plant Wellesley Renewable Energy solar, wind and biomass 2009 4.0¢/kWh

Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado.

Notes: Utility green pricing programs may only be available to customers located in the utility's service territory. For additional details, please see the full green pricing products table.



State-Specific Retail Green Power Product Offerings 1
(Validated January 2015 with regular updates)

State  Company Information  Enrollment Information  Resource Mix2 Certification 
MA Ambit Energy Certified Green wind, biomass Green-e Energy
MA Cape Light Compact Cape Light Compact Green 100% 75% hydro, 16% solar, 9.1% wind
MA Cape Light Compact Cape Light Compact Green 50% 35% hydro, 7.5% wind, 7.6% solar
MA ClearView Electric ClearGreen 100% renewables
MA Energy Plus Energy Plus Green Option 100% wind
MA Great Eastern Energy Renewable Electricity 100% renewables Green-e Energy
MA Green Mountain Energy Company Pollution Free (various plans) 100% wind
MA Just Energy JustGreen Power 100% renewable Green-e Energy
MA National Grid/Community Energy (GreenUp Program) (5) NewWind Energy and Small Hydro (50% or 100%) 70% small hydro, 30% new wind Green-e Energy
MA National Grid/Mass Energy Consumers Alliance New England GreenStart 25% new wind, solar and digester gas; 75% low-impact hydro
MA National Grid/Mass Energy Consumers Alliance (GreenUp Program) New England Wind 100% wind
MA National Grid/Sterling Planet (5) Sterling MA Choice 25% new wind, 75% small hydro Environmental Resources Trust
MA Verde Energy LowCostPower.com 100% renewables
MA Viridian Energy Everyday Green 50% renewables
MA Viridian Energy Pure Green 100% wind

Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

For notes to the table and additional details, please see the full green marketing products table.



Third-Party Financing Options
(Validated January 2015 with regular updates)

Astrum Solar Clean Power Finance Real Goods Solar SolarCity
Sungevity SunRun Inc. Vivint Solar


National Retail REC Products
(Validated January 2015 with regular updates)

Certificate Marketer Product Name Renewable Resources Location of Renewable Resources Residential Price Premiums* Certification
3Degrees National Renewable Energy Certificates 100% wind, solar, geothermal, low-impact hydro, biogas, biomass Nationwide 0.5¢/kWh-1.5¢/kWh Green-e Energy
3 Phases Renewables Green Certificates 100% biomass, geothermal, hydro, solar, wind Nationwide 1.2¢/kWh Green-e Energy
Arcadia Power Wind Energy 100% new wind Nationwide 0.5¢/kwh-1.5¢/kwh Green-e Energy
Bonneville Environmental Foundation Renewable Energy Certificates wind, low-impact hydro, biogas, landfill gas, geothermal, solar Nationwide 0.8¢/kWh Green-e Energy
Carbon Solutions Group CSG CleanBuild biomass, biogas, wind, solar, hydro Nationwide 0.15¢/kWh - 0.5¢/kWh Green-e Energy
Community Energy NewWind Energy 100% new wind Nationwide 2.5¢/kWh Green-e Energy
EDP Renewables US Wind 100% wind Nationwide 0.8¢/kWh
Green Core Electric Wind Energy 100% new wind Nationwide 1.0¢/kWh Green-e Energy Certified RECs only
Mass Energy Consumers Alliance New England Wind Friends 100% new wind New England 5.0¢/kWh (contribution)
North American Power American Wind 100% wind Nationwide 1.5¢/kWh Green-e Energy
NuPath Energy NuSource1 wind, solar Nationwide 1.2¢/kWh Independent 3rd party
NuPath Energy NuSourceNY wind, small hydro NY/nationwide 1.6¢/kWh Independent 3rd party
Renewable Choice Energy American Wind 100% new wind Nationwide 2.0¢/kWh Green-e Energy
REpowerNow REpower Credits wind, solar, hydro Wisconsin 2.5¢/kWh
Santee Cooper SC Green Power landfill gas, solar South Carolina 3.0¢/kWh Green-e Energy
Sky Energy, Inc. WIND-E Renewable Energy 100% wind Nationwide 2.4¢/kWh
SRECTrade
Sterling Planet Sterling Wind 100% new wind Nationwide 1.5¢/kWh Green-e Energy
WindCurrent Chesapeake Windcurrent 100% new wind Mid-Atlantic States 1.5¢/kWh

Notes:
* Product prices are updated as of January 2015. Premium may also apply to small commercial customers. Large users may be able to negotiate price premiums.

Source:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory.



National Commercial &/or Wholesale REC Marketers

3Degrees 3 Phases Renewables Air & Liquid Advisors LLC Amerex Brokers
Arcadia Power Atlantic Energy Group Basin Electric Power Cooperative BlueRock Energy
Bonneville Environmental Foundation Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) BP Energy Company Brookfield Renewable Power
Calpine Corporation CarbonCCY Management Carbonfund.org Carbon Solutions Group
Clean Currents Clear Energy Brokerage & Consulting Clear Sky Power ComEd
Community Energy Inc. Conservation Services Group Constellation NewEnergy Direct Energy Business
Ecoelectrons Renewable Energy EDP Renewables Element Markets Empire District Electric Company
Endless Energy Corporation Exelon Power Team FirstEnergy Solutions Corporation Flett Exchange
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA Good Energy, LP GP Renewables & Trading LLC Greenlight Energy Group
Green Mountain Energy Company Green Power 4 Texas GT Environmental Finance Hess Energy
Hudson Energy Services Iberdola Renewables Integrys Energy Group Juice Energy
Just Energy Karbone Liberty Power Maine Interfaith Power & Light
Mainstay Energy Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance (Mass Energy) MidAmerican Energy MotivEarth
NativeEnergy Neuwing Energy Ventures Nexant Clean Energy Solutions NextEra Energy Resources (formerly FPL Energy)
Old Mill Power Company OneEnergy Renewables One Planet REC Pacific Renewables
Plymouth Rock Energy PPL Corporation Premier Energy Marketing Premier Power Solutions
QVINTA, Inc. Reliant Energy Renewable Choice Energy Select Energy
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power Shell Trading Sky Energy, Inc. Sol Systems
Spartan Renewable Energy Spectron Environmental SRECTrade Sterling Planet, Inc.
SunEdison Sun Farm Ventures, Inc. Texas Power TFS Energy
Tradition Energy Tullett Prebon Twin Eagle Resource Management TXU Energy
Unicoi Energy Services Viking Wind Partners, LLC Village Green Energy Vision Quest
Washington Gas Energy Services Waste Management Waverly Light and Power Western Area Power Administration
WindCurrent WindQuest Energy, Inc. WindStreet Energy World Energy

 

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