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Utility Green Pricing
Green pricing is an optional service or tariff offered by utilities to customers in regulated electricity markets.

Green Power Marketing
Green power marketing refers to selling green power in competitive retail and wholesale electricity markets.

Reneweable Energy Certificates
Renewable energy certificates represent the environmental attributes of electricity produced from renewable energy sources sold separately from commodity electricity.

Greenhouse Gas Offsets
Greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets are tradable certificates representing units of GHG emission reductions.

State-Based Policies
A number of states have enacted policies requiring fuel mix disclosure or net metering, or mandating that electricity suppliers provide green power options.


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APS Lowers Premium for Green Choice

APS, an electricity utility serving about 1.1 million customers in Arizona, announced it has lowered the price premium for its voluntary renewable energy offering, APS Green Choice Rates, from 1.0¢/kilowatt-hour (kWh) to 0.4¢/kWh. Under the program, ... See full story

Green Power Leadership Award winners announced!

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