Latest Renewable Energy Certificates Stories

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched the first published market price assessment for California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits. Argus' expanded coverage of California emissions markets includes weekly spot assessments of the LCFS credits. The new data will be published weekly in Argus Air Daily, Argus US Products and Argus US Ethanol. Through these market services, Argus offers the most extensive...

SYDNEY, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The governments of Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) are stepping up efforts to cut back carbon emissions and increase the share of renewable energy in the countries' energy mix. Australia has mandated that 20 per cent of its electricity be generated from renewable sources by 2020 and to this end, has introduced renewable energy targets (RET). This policy is the biggest incentive for investments in wind power in the country. However, uncertainty...

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched a series of new market assessments for renewable energy certificates (RECs) and carbon markets in California, the western US and elsewhere. Argus' expanded California coverage includes California renewable energy certificates and enhancements to its coverage of California carbon allowances. Expanded California carbon coverage includes daily volume-weighted average data...

DBSi’s green energy purchase supports sustainability goals for its Pennsylvania-based data centers. Bethlehem, PA (PRWEB) May 09, 2012 Data Based Systems International, Inc. (DBSi®), premier provider of data center, Cloud computing, Disaster Recovery, and Managed Services in the Northeast, announced it has signed an agreement to purchase renewable energy from Exelon Energy® (NYSE: EXC) for its Pennsylvania data centers in the form of Renewable Energy Certificates. Exelon...

GREENBELT, Md., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bozzuto Group, a Washington, D.C. area based real estate services organization, today announced that it has committed to matching 100 percent of the electricity used at its corporate headquarters with renewable energy from U.S. wind projects. This commitment to green power will be achieved through the purchase of Green-e Energy® Certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from 3Degrees, a renewable energy certificate and...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) said today that it has asked state regulators for permission to offer a new clean energy program that will give electric customers an opportunity to support 100 percent renewable energy for an average of a few dollars a month. PG&E is proposing the "Green Option" in response to requests from customers, elected officials, and the environmental community for more ways to promote renewable...

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Platts, a leading global energy, petrochemical and metals information and benchmark price references provider, today said it has launched weekly price assessments for renewable energy certificates (RECs) covering 15 compliance products in use in eight U.S. states where renewable portfolio standards (RPS) have been mandated by state governments. Platts is also providing assessments for two voluntary products. A REC represents the...

AKRON, Ohio, April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Avon Lake Municipal Utilities is extending for an additional year an agreement with FirstEnergy Solutions to supply renewable electric generation to the Water Filtration Plant, Water Pollution Control Center and other facilities through December 2014. During the last year of the agreement, FirstEnergy Solutions will retire enough Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to equal 25 percent of Avon Lake Municipal Utilities' generation use. The RECs...

AKRON, Ohio, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of NBA Green Week 2012, FirstEnergy Solutions has donated 40 Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to offset the electricity used during the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game at Quicken Loans Arena on April 10, 2012. The RECs were generated at the Meyersdale wind facility located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. When a renewable energy generator - such as a wind farm - produces electricity that is certified and sold into the...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumitomo Corp. of America (SCOA), part of Tokyo-based Sumitomo Corp., will become a 50-50 equity partner in two large-scale wind farms Duke Energy Renewables is building in Kansas, the companies announced today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040414/DUKEENERGYLOGO) SCOA is buying a 50 percent stake in the 131-megawatt (MW) Cimarron II Windpower Project in Gray County and the 168-MW Ironwood Windpower Project in Ford...