The Green-e Board met on April 14th to discuss Section IV.A of the Green-e National Standard. The board decided to provide more flexibility in the geographic eligibility requirements for Green-e certification of competitive electricity and green pricing products by allowing the following sourcing boundaries as eligible:

1. The state where the customer is located; and/or
2. The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) region, Independent System Operator, Regional Transmission Organization or Balancing Authority Area of the customer being served; and/or
3. An adjacent NERC, Independent System Operator, Regional Transmission Organization or Balancing Authority Area region where the electricity, bundled with a REC, is wheeled into the respective region of the customer being served

Previous to this decision, Green-e criteria relied on NERC regions as geographic boundaries for competitive electricity and utility green pricing options. However, NERC regions can be problematic for marketers and utilities that serve multiple NERC regions, particularly in the Midwest where the NERC regions have a “Swiss cheese” profile. Green-e certified RECs can continue to be sourced nationally. To review the current Green-e National Standard, go to: http://www.green-e.org/ipp/national_standard.html.

The U.S. DOI Minerals Management Service (MMS) is developing a Programmatic EIS for renewable energy development on Federal Waters of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). MMS received authority for the OCS Renewable Energy and Alternate Use Program under Section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Under this authority, MMS will regulate renewable energy projects and alternate use of existing oil and gas platforms on the OCS. Renewable energy includes wind, wave, solar, current and generation of hydrogen. More information about the Programmatic EIS is available at the OCS Renewable Energy and Alternate Use Programmatic EIS Information Center website at: http://ocsenergy.anl.gov

The Eleventh National Renewable Energy Marketing Conference, hosted by the Center for Resource Solutions will take place in San Francisco December 2nd through 6th. This is the preeminent conference for communicating directly with key renewable energy and green power industry players. Join us and explore ways to design or expand a green power program, increase revenues, effectively market to target consumer segments, and enhance customer satisfaction at the nation’s leading green power marketing event. You won’t want to miss the insights shared by experts, the interactive discussions, and the outstanding networking opportunities. For more information, please see: www.renewableenergymarketing.net. If you are interested in learning more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Këri Bolding at: kbolding@resource-solutions.org,
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A New York Times article on renewable energy certificates and carbon offsets featured Lars Kvale commenting on Green-e's role in the marketplace. - June 25, 2006

Mother Jones launched a six-month project called Ocean Voyager, an online follow-up to their March/April special issue on the fate of the world's oceans. Issue four focuses on sea change at the North and South poles and features Green-e. -June 8, 2006

As part of a week-long series on global warming, USA Today featured Green-e in an article on consumer responses to the risks of climate change.-June 1, 2006