Green-e Energy Certification

Green-e Energy is a voluntary certification program for renewable energy. Green-e Energy sets consumer protection and environmental standards for renewable energy options in three markets – competitive electricity, renewable energy certificates (RECs) and utility green pricing programs. Green-e Energy conducts annual verification on certified options to ensure that they are meeting these standards. Energy options that meet the Green-e Energy National Standard for environmental excellence are eligible to use the Green-e Energy logo to promote their certification. New certifications, applications out for stakeholder comment and decertifications are listed below.

Pending Certifications

The Green-e Energy Program is circulating an application for Green-e Energy Certification of theTennessee Valley Authority's green pricing product, Green Power Switch Southeastern RECs, available to commercial electricity customers of six of TVA's retail distribution utilities. Please find a copy of their certification application below.

• Application for Green-e Energy Certification of Green Power Switch Southeastern RECs

We are accepting stakeholder comments on the application for twenty-one days—please submit comments to info [at] green-e [dot] org by January 27, 2012. The Green-e Governance Board will subsequently review application materials and comments received to consider approval of the application. Please note that any comments received will also be posted on the Green-e Energy Certification section of this web site.

Recent Certifications

November 2011

Greenlight Energy, an energy service company in New York state, has received Green-e Energy certification for its REC product, Greenlight Energy National REC, which is available to commercial and wholesale customers.


September 2011

AEP Retail Energy LLP, an electricity provider in Columbus, OH, has received Green-e Energy certification for its REC product, Eco-Advantage, which is available to commercial, residential, and wholesale customers within AEP Ohio's service territory.


July 2011

ClearView Electric Inc., an electricity provider in Dallas, TX, has received Green-e Energy certification for its REC product, CleanGreen, which is available nationwide to commercial and residential customers.

Clean Currents, an electricity provider from Maryland, has received Green-e Energy certification for its green electricity product, Neighborhood Wind Energy, which is available to its Maryland residential and commercial customers.


June 2011

North America Power and Gas, LLC (NA Power), a retail electricity supplier based in Norwalk, CT, has received Green- Energy certification for its REC product, American Wind, which is available to commercial, residential, and wholesale customers nationwide.

Decertification Due to Non-Compliance

On November 7, 2007, the Green-e Energy program decertified Clean and Green's REC product, called Clean and Green RECs. Clean and Green may no longer sell a Green-e Energy certified product nor may it use the Green-e logo. Clean and Green RECs was decertified because Clean and Green failed to complete Green-e Energy required verification procedures for its sales during calendar year 2006. Green-e Energy is working with Clean and Green to ensure that customers who purchased their product in 2006 and 2007 did in fact receive the product they were promised, as Clean and Green is still under contractual obligation to provide these assurances in accordance with Green-e Energy's governing documents. For more information please contact Alex Pennock, Manager of the Green-e Energy program, at: verification [at] green-e [dot] org.

Supporting Documentation

• Letter to Colorado Attorney General's Office (January 30, 2008)
• Letter to Governor's Energy Office (January 30, 2008)
• Decertification Letter to Clean and Green (November 7, 2007)