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Minnesota

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State	Utility Information	Enrollment Information	Type	Start Date	Premium
State-Specific Utility Green Pricing Programs (last updated May 2012)
MN	Alliant Energy	Second Nature	landfill gas, wind	2002	2.0¢/kWh
MN	Basin Electric Power Cooperative: Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, Sioux Valley Southwestern	Prairie Winds	wind	2002	0.5¢/kWh
MN	Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency: Blue Earth, Delano, Glencoe, Granite Falls, Janesville, Kenyon, Lake Crystal, Madelia, Mt. Lake, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Springfield, Truman, and Windom	Green Energy Program	wind, landfill gas	2000	1.5¢/kWh-2.5¢/kWh
MN	Dairyland Power Cooperative: Freeborn-Mower Cooperative / Albert Lea, People's / Rochester, Tri-County / Rushford	Evergreen Renewable Energy Program	hydro, wind, landfill gas, biogas	1998	1.5¢/kWh
MN	Great River Energy (all 28 coops offer program): Agralite, Arrowhead, BENCO Electric, Brown County Rural Electric, Connexus Energy, Co-op Light & Power, Crow Wing Power, Dakota Electric Association, East Central Electric Association, Federated Rural Electric, Goodhue County, Itasca Mantrap Cooperative, Kandiyohi Power Cooperative, Lake Country Power, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, McLeod Cooperative Power, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power, Mille Lacs Electric Cooperative, Minnesota Valley, Nobles Cooperative Electric, North Itasca, Redwood Electric Cooperative, Runestone Electric, South Central Electric Association, Stearns Electric, Steele-Waseca, Todd-Wadena, Wright-Hennepin Electric	Wellspring Renewable Wind Energy Program	wind	1998	1.55¢/kWh-2.0¢/kWh
MN	Minnesota Power	WindSense	wind	2002	2.5¢/kWh
MN	Minnkota Power Cooperative: Beltrami, Clearwater Polk, North Star, PKM, Red Lake, Red River, Roseau, Wild Rice; Northern Municipal Power Agency (10 municipals)	Infinity Wind Energy	wind	1999	0.5¢/kWh
MN	Missouri River Energy Services: Adrian, Alexandria, Barnesville, Benson, Breckenridge, Detroit Lakes, Elbow Lake, Henning, Jackson, Lakefield, Lake Park, Luverne, Madison, Moorhead, Ortonville, St. James, Sauk Centre, Staples, Wadena, Westbrook, Worthington	RiverWinds	wind	2002	2.0¢/kWh-2.5¢/kWh
MN	Moorhead Public Service	Capture the Wind	wind	1998	1.5¢/kWh
MN	Otter Tail Power Company	TailWinds	wind	2002	1.6¢/kWh
MN	Xcel Energy	WindSource	wind	2003	2.0¢/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.

Certificate Marketer	Product Name	Renewable Resources	Location of Renewable Resources	Residential Price Premiums*	Certification
National Retail REC Products (last updated May 2012)
3 Phases Renewables	Green Certificates	100% biomass, geothermal, hydro, solar, wind	Nationwide	1.2¢/kWh	Green-e
3Degrees	National Renewable Energy Certificates	100% wind, solar, geothermal, low-impact hydro, biogas, biomass	Nationwide	0.5¢/kWh-1.5¢/kWh	Green-e
Bonneville Environmental Foundation	Solar Green Tags	100% new solar	Nationwide	5.6¢/kWh	Green-e
Bonneville Environmental Foundation	Wind & Solar Green Tags Blend	50% new wind, 50% new solar	Nationwide	2.4¢/kWh	Green-e
Bonneville Environmental Foundation	Wind Green Tags	100% wind	Nationwide	2.0¢/kWh	Green-e
Bonneville Environmental Foundation	Denali Green Tags (Alaska only)	100% new wind	10% Alaska, 90% Nationwide	2.0¢/kWh	Green-e
Bonneville Environmental Foundation	Zephyr Energy (Kansas Only)	50% new low-impact hydropower	Midwest, West	2.0¢/kWh	Green-e
Carbon Solutions Group	CSG CleanBuild	biomass, biogas, wind, solar, hydro	Nationwide	.15¢/kWh - .5¢/kWh	Green-e
Community Energy	NewWind Energy	100% new wind	Nationwide	2.5¢/kWh	Green-e
GP Renewables & Trading LLC	GP-REC Structured Product	solar, hydro, biomass, landfill gas, energy efficiency	Localized by state and region	0.2¢/kWh	—
Green Mountain Energy Company	Green-e RECs	wind, solar, hydro	Nationwide and regional resources	~1.4¢/kWh	Green-e
Just Energy	JustGreen RECs	100% wind	Nationwide	0.5¢/kWh	Green-e Energy
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
Pear-Energy	Pear Energy	100% wind	Midwest	1.5-2.0¢/kWh	Green-e
REpowerNow	REpower Credits	wind, solar, hydro	Wisconsin	2.5¢/kWh	—
Renewable Choice Energy	American Wind	100% new wind	Nationwide	2.0¢/kWh	Green-e
Santee Cooper	SC Green Power	landfill gas, solar	South Carolina	3.0¢/kWh	Green-e
Sky Energy, Inc.	WIND-E Renewable Energy	100% wind	Nationwide	2.4¢/kWh	—
Sterling Planet	Sterling Wind	100% new wind	Nationwide	1.85¢/kWh	Green-e
TerraPass	Green-e RECs	100% new wind	Nationwide	0.5¢/kWh	Green-e
Waverly Light & Power	Iowa Energy Tags	100% wind	Iowa	2.0¢/kWh	—
WindCurrent	Chesapeake Windcurrent	100% new wind	Mid-Atlantic States	2.5¢/kWh	Green-e
WindStreet Energy	Renewable Energy Credit Program	wind	Nationwide	~1.2¢/kWh	—
Notes: * Product prices are updated as of August 2010. Premium may also apply to small commercial customers. Large users may be able to negotiate price premiums. Product is sourced from Green-e and ERT-certified RECs. ERT also certifies the entire product portfolio. * The Climate Neutral Network certifies the methodology used to calculate the CO2 emissions offset. NA = Not applicable. Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

National Commercial &/or Wholesale REC Marketers
3Degrees	3 Phases Renewables	Amerex Brokers	BP Energy Company
Basin Electric Power Cooperative	BlueRock Energy	Bonneville Environmental Foundation	Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
Brookfield Renewable Power	Calpine Corporation	Carbon Solutions Group	Carbonfund.org
Clean Currents	Clear Energy Brokerage & Consulting	Clear Sky Power	ComEd
Community Energy Inc.	Conservation Services Group	Constellation NewEnergy	Direct Energy Business
Ecoelectrons Renewable Energy	Element Markets	Empire District Electric Company	Endless Energy Corporation
Environmental Certificate Exchange	Exelon Power Team	FirstEnergy Solutions Corporation	GT Environmental Finance
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA	Good Energy, LP	Green Mountain Energy Company	Green Power 4 Texas
Greenlight Energy Group	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	One Planet REC
OneEnergy Renewables	PPL Corporation	Pacific Renewables	Plymouth Rock Energy
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
Sterling Planet, Inc.	Sun Farm Ventures, Inc.	SunEdison	TFS Energy
TXU Energy	TerraPass Inc.	Texas Power	Tradition Energy
Tullett Prebon	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
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