Who will support renewable energy? You can. For as little as $5 a month, you can help regional renewable energy operators offset the higher cost of sustainable electric generation. Want to make the difference?
For each $5 purchase of LG&E or KU Green Energy, we ensure that renewable energy is delivered onto the regional transmission grid from new renewable energy sources, such as wind power, biomass and low impact hydro electric.
Green Energy enrollments are necessary to fund the continued growth of renewable energy. Because renewable energy costs more to develop, voluntary purchases of Green Energy certificates are for now the strongest means of growing renewable energy sources in and around Kentucky by helping to pay the additional costs. Won't you join us in our efforts to make the future greener for future generations.
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• 2012 REC Purchases
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• 2010 REC Purchases
Prospective Product Content Label1 for
Residential and Small Commercial Customers |
This is a renewable energy certificate (REC) product. For every unit of renewable electricity generated, an equivalent amount of RECs is produced. The purchase of RECs supports renewable electricity generation, which helps reduce conventional electricity generation in the region where the renewable generator is located.
The product is sold in blocks of $5, with a guaranteed minimum purchase of 300 kWh of Green Energy per month per block. The annual average for residential and small commercial customers for the year 2012 was 1,750 kWh per month per block.
The product will be made up of 100% renewable resources. 2,3
1 Actual figures may vary according to resource availability. We will annually report to you the actual resource mix of the RECs you purchased during the preceding year.
2 New Renewables come from generation facilities that first began commercial operation on or after January 1, 1998.
3 Eligible hydroelectric facilities are defined in the Green-e Energy National Standard (http://www.green-e.org/getcert_re_stan.shtml) and include facilities certified by the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) (www.lowimpacthydro.org); facilities that are run-of-the-river hydropower facilities with a total rated nameplate capacity equal to or less than 5 MW; and facilities comprised of a turbine in a pipeline or a turbine in an irrigation canal.
For comparison, the average (2002-2006) mix of energy sources supplying the US includes: Coal (49%), Nuclear (20%), Oil (3%), Natural Gas (18%), Large Hydroelectric (7%), Other Fossil (1%), and Renewables (2%). (from U.S. Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration) The average home in the United States uses 900 kWh per month. [Source: U.S. EPA]
The average home in the United States uses 900 kWh per month. [Source: U.S. EPA]
For specific information about this REC product, please contact Kentucky Utilities by phone at 800-981-0600 or at lge-ku.com/green and Louisville Gas and Electric by phone at 800-331-7370 or at lge-ku.com/green.
Green-e Energy certifies that LG&E and KU Green Energy meets the minimum environmental and consumer protection standards established by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions. For more information on Green-e Energy certification requirements, call 1-888-63-GREEN or log on to www.green-e.org.
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Prospective Product Content Label1
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Large Commercial and Industrial Customers |
This is a renewable energy certificate (REC) product. For every unit of renewable electricity generated, an equivalent amount of RECs is produced. The purchase of RECs supports renewable electricity generation, which helps reduce conventional electricity generation in the region where the renewable generator is located.
The product is sold in blocks of $13, with a guaranteed minimum purchase of 1,000 kWh of Green Energy per month per block. The annual average for large commercial and industrial customers for the year 2012 was 5,835 kWh per month per block.
The product will be made up of 100% renewable resources. 2,3
Actual figures may vary according to resource availability. We will report the actual resource mix of the purchased RECs on a quarterly basis on our corporate website at lge-ku.com/green.
1 Actual figures may vary according to resource availability. We will annually report to you the actual resource mix of the RECs you purchased during the preceding year.
2 New Renewables come from generation facilities that first began commercial operation on or after January 1, 1998.
3 Eligible hydroelectric facilities are defined in the Green-e Energy National Standard (http://www.green-e.org/getcert_re_stan.shtml) and include facilities certified by the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) (www.lowimpacthydro.org); facilities that are run-of-the-river hydropower facilities with a total rated nameplate capacity equal to or less than 5 MW; and facilities comprised of a turbine in a pipeline or a turbine in an irrigation canal.
For comparison, the average (2002-2006) mix of energy sources supplying the US includes: Coal (49%), Nuclear (20%), Oil (3%), Natural Gas (18%), Large Hydroelectric (7%), Other Fossil (1%), and Renewables (2%). (from U.S. Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration) The average home in the United States uses 900 kWh per month. [Source: U.S. EPA]
The average home in the United States uses 900 kWh per month. [Source: U.S. EPA]
For specific information about this REC product, please contact Kentucky Utilities by phone at 800-981-0600 or at lge-ku.com/green and Louisville Gas and Electric by phone at 800-331-7370 or at lge-ku.com/green.
Green-e Energy certifies that LG&E and KU Green Energy meets the minimum environmental and consumer protection standards established by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions. For more information on Green-e Energy certification requirements, call 1-888-63-GREEN or log on to www.green-e.org.
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