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The table shown here summarizes green power products available in Oregon 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
OR City of Ashland / Bonneville Environmental Foundation Renewable Pioneers PV, wind 2003 2.0¢/kWh
OR Columbia River PUD Choice Energy wind 2005 1.5¢/kWh
OR Emerald People's Utility District GREEN for Homes wind and landfill gas 2011 0.8¢/kWh
OR Eugene Water & Electric Board EWEB Greenpower various renewables 2007 1.0¢/kWh-1.5¢/kWh
OR Idaho Power Green Power Program wind 2001 Contribution
OR Midstate Electric Cooperative Environmentally-Preferred Power wind 1999 2.5¢/kWh
OR Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Green Power wind 2002 1.5¢/kWh
OR Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative: Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative, Central Electric Cooperative, Clearwater Power, Consumers Power, Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative, Douglas Electric Cooperative, Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Lost River Electric Cooperative, Raft River Rural Electric Cooperative, Umatilla Electric Cooperative, West Oregon Electric Cooperative, (11 of 15 coops offer program) Green Power landfill gas 1998 1.8¢/kWh-2.0¢/kWh
OR PacifiCorp: Pacific Power Blue Sky Block wind 2000 1.95¢/kWh
OR PacifiCorp: Pacific Power Blue Sky QS (Commercial Only) wind 2004 Sliding scale depending on size
OR Portland General Electric /
Green Mountain Energy Company
Green Source wind, landfill gas, low-impact hydro 2002 0.8¢/kWh
OR Portland General Electric /
Green Mountain Energy Company
Clean Wind wind 2002 1.25¢/kWh
OR Portland General Electric /
Green Mountain Energy Company
Clean Wind for Medium to Large Commercial & Industrial Accounts wind 2002 0.3¢/kWh
OR Springfield Utility Board ECOchoice various 2007 1.0¢/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.



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

SolarCity SunRun Inc.


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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