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How to Buy Green Power: CANADA

Bundled Power

Bundled green power is only available from local retailers at the provincial level.

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Green Power Certificates

Pembina Institute – Wind Power Certificates
In November 2003, the Pembina Institute launched its Green Power Certificates program, which offers Green Power certificates issued by Vision Quest Windelectric, originating from its EcoLogo-certified wind power facilities in Alberta. By October 2005, 300 residential and about 40 commercial/industrial customers were participating in the program. The price premium for residential participants is 2.7¢/kWh and 2.5¢/kWh for purchases over 200 MWh. Commercial pricing is customized. In August 2004, the Pembina Institute re-branded its program under the name Wind Power Certificates. In November 2005, the website was upgraded to include calculators that make it easy to determine how much wind power you will need to purchase for a wide range of aspects of your life — home, office, transportation, an event or to give as a gift. www.pembina.org/wind_power.asp

Pembina Institute – 20,000 Wind-Powered PC Program
As a variation on its Green Power Certificates, Pembina started offering Green Power certificates specifically for computers on November 16, 2004. The certificates cost $16 for laptops for three years and $39 for desktop computers. They are available to both residential and corporate customers, with about 8,000 users participating as of October 2005. www.pembina.org/wind/wind_power_computer.php

ENMAX – Greenmax Program
ENMAX is a utility owned by the City of Calgary. Approximately 22,000 residential and 200 commercial customers were participating in ENMAX Energy's Greenmax program as of September 30, 2005. Calgary Transit's C-Train light rail system is 100% powered by wind power supplied through Greenmax. As of October 2005, the monthly price premium for ENMAX's EcoLogo-certified Green Power product for residential participants was $6.25 for 50% green power and $12.50 for 100% Green Power. ENMAX also has a small and medium business offer at $15.00 for 50% and $30.00 for 100% Green Power. Pricing for large commercial/industrial customers is customized. ENMAX offers its product throughout Alberta. www.enmax.com/Energy/Residential/Greenmax/Breathe%2Ba%2BLittle%2BEasier.htm
www.enmax.com/Energy/Business/Wind%2BGenerated%2BPower/default.htm

Vision Quest^® – Green Energy^® Tags
Vision Quest is a wholly owned, independently operated business unit of TransAlta Corporation, one of Canada’s largest non-regulated electrical generation companies. Green Energy^® Tags are primarily sold to commercial customers in volumes greater than 4,000 MWh per year. Retail customers can purchase Vision Quest^® Green Energy^® Tags through the Pembina Institute. All Green Energy^® Tags produced by Vision Quest are Green Leaf and Green-e-certified. www.visionquestwind.com/products.asp?pg=energy&mi=02&bdy=b21&id=products

Canadian Hydro Developers – Green Certificates
Canadian Hydro Developers created a Renewable Energy Certificates program to sell the environmental attributes of wind and small hydropower facilities to both residential and corporate customers. Certificates are offered in 1 MWh blocks at $20 per MWh. Commercial customers are offered the certificates under contracts of differences. Canadian Hydro also sells green certificates wholesale to a power retailer, which sells to its customer base. The certificates are self-certified, but all generation facilities are EcoLogo-certified. http://www.canhydro.com/greensales_residential.htm

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