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Iowa
The table shown here summarizes green power products available in Iowa and nationally available renewable energy certificate products.
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State-Specific Utility Green Pricing Programs
(Validated January 2015 with regular updates)
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| State |
Utility Information |
Enrollment Information |
Type |
Start Date |
Premium |
| IA |
Alliant Energy |
Second Nature |
landfill gas, wind |
2001 |
2.0¢/kWh |
| IA |
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.: Access Energy Cooperative, Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Southern Iowa Electric Cooperative |
varies by utility |
biomass, wind |
2003 |
2.0¢/kWh-3.5¢/kWh |
| IA |
Basin Electric Power Cooperative: Lyon Rural, Harrison County, Nishnabotna Valley Cooperative, Northwest Rural Electric Cooperative, Western Iowa |
Prairie Winds |
wind |
2000 |
varies by utillity |
| IA |
Cedar Falls Utilities |
Harvest the Wind |
wind |
2000 |
2.5¢/kWh |
| IA |
Corn Belt Power Cooperatives (5 of 11 coops offer program): Butler County REC, Franklin REC, Grundy County REC, Humboldt County REC, Sac County REC |
Energy Wise Renewables |
wind |
2003 |
1.5¢/kWh |
| IA |
Dairyland Power Cooperative: Allamakee-Clayton/Postville, Hawkeye Tri-County/Cresco, Heartland Power/Thompson & St. Ansgar |
Evergreen Renewable Energy Program |
hydro, wind, landfill gas, biogas and solar |
1998 |
1.5¢/kWh |
| IA |
Farmers Electric Cooperative |
Green Power Project |
biodiesel, wind |
2004 |
Contribution |
| IA |
Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (84 of 137 munis offer program) Afton, Algona, Alta Vista, Aplington, Auburn, Bancroft, Bellevue, Bloomfield, Breda, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Burt, Callender, Carlisle, Cascade, Coggon, Coon Rapids, Corning, Corwith, Danville, Dayton, Durant, Dysart, Earlville, Eldridge, Ellsworth, Estherville, Fairbank, Farnhamville, Fontanelle, Forest City, Gowrie, Grafton, Grand Junction, Greenfield, Grundy Center, Guttenberg, Hopkinton, Hudson, Independence, Keosauqua, La Porte City, Lake Mills, Lake View, Laurens, Lenox, Livermore, Maquoketa, Marathon, McGregor, Milford, Montezuma, Mount Pleasant, Neola, New Hampton, Ogden, Orient, Osage, Panora, Pella, Pocahontas, Preston, Readlyn, Rockford, Sabula, Sergeant Bluff, Sibley, Spencer, Stanhope, State Center, Stratford, Strawberry Point, Stuart, Tipton, Villisca, Vinton, Webster City, West Bend, West Liberty, West Point, Westfield, Whittemore, Wilton, Winterset |
Green City Energy |
wind, biomass, PV |
2003 |
Varies by utility |
| IA |
MidAmerican Energy |
Renewable Advantage |
wind |
2004 |
Contribution |
| IA |
Missouri River Energy Services: Alton, Atlantic, Denison, Fontanelle, Hartley, Hawarden, Kimballton, Lake Park, Manilla, Orange City, Paullina, Primghar, Remsen, Rock Rapids, Sanborn, Shelby, Sioux Center, Woodbine |
RiverWinds |
wind |
2003 |
2.0¢/kWh |
| IA |
Muscatine Power and Water |
Green Muscatine |
PV, wind, geothermal |
2004 |
Contribution |
| IA |
Waverly Light & Power |
Green Power Choice |
wind |
2003 |
Contribution |
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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.
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National Retail REC Products
(Validated January 2015 with regular updates)
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| 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
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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 |
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| 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 |
— |
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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.
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