Green-e Energy Certifies TXU Energy's Texas Wind Commercial Renewable Product

TXU Energy's Commercial Customers Can Now Sign Up for Certified Renewable Energy Options from Locally Produced Wind Energy


Contact
Jeff Swenerton
CRS Communications Director
415-561-2119
jeff@resource-solutions.org

 
Sophia Stoller
TXU Energy, Communications
972-868-8336
sophia.stoller@txu.com

 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 12, 2009)—Center for Resource Solutions announced today that TXU Energy's commercial renewable product, Texas Wind, is now Green-e Energy® Certified. Texas Wind comes from 100% wind generation within the state of Texas. TXU Energy joins the growing network of renewable energy providers that offer products certified by Green-e Energy, the nation's leading certification and verification program for renewable energy.

"We are very pleased to announce that TXU Energy will participate in Green-e Energy by offering certified renewable electricity to its commercial customers," said Andreas Karelas, Green-e Energy program analyst. "TXU Energy's Texas Wind product has just made it even easier for its customers to reduce their environmental footprint while supporting renewable energy made in their own backyards."

TXU Energy can now offer Texas commercial customers a flexible suite of renewable energy options. By purchasing Green-e Energy certified renewable energy, customers will support currently available renewable resources as well as aid in the development of new renewable resources in the state of Texas.

"By earning Green-e Energy certification for Texas Wind, TXU Energy is demonstrating its commitment to offering customers renewable power choices that meet the highest standards in the renewable energy industry," said Jim Burke, chief executive officer for TXU Energy. "TXU Energy is dedicated to providing greater energy efficiency solutions to our customers that help conserve energy, save on energy costs, and preserve our environment all at the same time."

Green-e Energy is the leading renewable energy certification and verification program in the U.S., with over 180 participating vendors selling nearly 15.7 million megawatt-hours of renewable energy in 2007. The program provides independent, third-party certification to ensure certified renewable energy meets strict environmental and consumer protection standards.

Providers of Green-e Energy Certified renewable energy agree to abide by the Green-e Energy Code of Conduct, and meet strict disclosure and truth-in-advertising requirements. All marketers of Green-e Energy Certified products undergo an annual verification audit to document that the company purchased and/or generated enough quantity and type of renewable energy to meet customer demand and marketing claims.

The Green-e logo, the national symbol for renewable energy excellence, enables a growing number of consumers to easily identify high quality, certified renewable energy options, as well as everyday consumer products that are produced by companies that use renewable energy in their operations.


About TXU Energy
TXU Energy is a market-leading competitive retailer that provides electricity and related services to more than 2.1 million electricity customers in Texas. TXU Energy offers a variety of innovative products and solutions, allowing both its residential and business customers to choose options that best meet their needs, including exceptional customer service, competitively priced electricity service plans, innovative energy efficiency options, renewable energy programs and other electricity-related products and services. Visit www.txuenergy.com for more information about TXU Energy. REP Certificate No. 10004

About Green-e Energy
Green-e is the nation's leading independent consumer protection program for the sale of renewable energy and greenhouse gas reductions in the retail market. Green-e offers certification and verification of renewable energy and greenhouse gas mitigation products through Green-e Energy, a renewable energy certification program; Green-e Climate, a greenhouse gas emission reduction certification program; and Green-e Marketplace, a program that licenses the Green-e logo for organizations that purchase or generate sufficient quantities of renewable energy. To learn more about Green-e certified products and programs available in all 50 states, visit www.green-e.org.

About Center for Resource Solutions
Green-e is a program of Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), a San Francisco-based nonprofit with a global impact. CRS brings forth expert responses to pertinent climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real-time solutions to ongoing environmental problems. CRS's leadership through collaboration and environmental innovation builds policies and consumer protection mechanisms that foster healthy and sustained growth in national and international markets for environmental solutions to climate change including renewable energy and energy efficiency. To learn more, visit www.resource-solutions.org.

###