Press Releases and Advisories

Please check the archive for press releases before 2006. For Center for Resource Solutions releases, see the CRS Press Releases page.

2012

• Herron Printing & Graphics Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Use
  April 10, 2012


• Center for Resource Solutions' Green-e Energy Program Certifies Washington Gas Energy Services Renewable Energy Products
  April 5, 2012


• Greenerprinter Powers 100% of its Operations With Renewable Energy
  February 9, 2012

2011

• Appleton Coated LLC Joins Green-e Marketplace With 100% Renewable Energy Commitment
  October 27, 2011


• Call for Comments: Green-e Energy National Standard Biomass and Repowering Criteria
  September 21, 2011. Green-e Energyis pleased to announce the opening of a stakeholder comment period for feedback on portions of the Green-e Energy National Standard. Green-e Energy is seeking feedback on eligibility of biomass resources and repowering criteria. The 60-day comment period was open until November 29, 2011.


• Green-e Energy Certifies Public Service Company of Oklahoma's WindChoice Program
  July 19, 2011.


• RFP Announcement: Green-e Energy is Soliciting Bids for Verification Software
  May 12, 2011. The Green-e Energy program is excited to announce that it is soliciting bids to develop an online verification software system for 2011 certified sales. The goal of developing such a data submission, aggregation and management system is to streamline the annual verification process. To learn more about the RFP, please visit the Green-e Energy Verification website.


• Pasta Prima Joins Green-e Marketplace With 100% Renewable Energy Purchase
  May 4, 2011


• Open Stakeholder Comment Period for Potential Revisions to the Green-e Climate Standard, Through May 25, 2011
  March 25, 2011. Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) is pleased to announce the opening of an open stakeholder comment period for potential revisions to the Green-e Climate Standard. The 60-day comment period will be open through Wednesday, May 25th, 2011. Please view Green-e Climate Standard v.2.0 Proposed Updates for proposed and potential changes on which CRS is seeking stakeholder comment and input. See the original March 25, 2011 announcement on how to comment.


• Green-e Energy Certifies Austin Energy's GreenChoice Program
  January 6, 2011

2010

• Update to Green-e Climate Endorsed Program: Climate Action Reserve
  December 6, 2010. Today the Green-e Governance Board found versions 3.0 and later of the Climate Action Reserve Forest Protocol to be consistent with the requirements and principles of the Green-e Climate Standard, and therefore projects registered under these versions of the CAR Forest Protocol are eligible to supply Green-e Climate certified offsets.


• 2009 Green-e Verification Report Shows 43% Increase in Certified Renewable Energy Sales
  October 28, 2010


• CRS Supports the FTC's Update to the Green Guides
  October 6, 2010


• California Energy Commission Rejects Edison Claim To Renewable Energy Certificates
  July 28, 2010


• Center for Resource Solutions Updates Green-e Energy National Standard
  July 15, 2010


• Green-e Climate Endorses the Climate Action Reserve
  June 22, 2010


• Office Depot To Offer Customers Copy Paper Manufactured With 100% Renewable Electricity Certified By Green-e
  June 8, 2010


• Green-e Energy Certifies OneEnergy Renewables' OneEnergy Wind RECs
  June 2, 2010


• Green-e Energy Certifies Viridian Energy's Pure Green
  May 19, 2010


• "Too Tough to Tame" Darlington Raceway Buys Renewable Energy For Race Events
  March 25, 2010


• California Market Advisory: California Energy Commission Draft Report on RPS Compliance Issues
  February 11, 2010


• Center for Resource Solutions Welcomes Four New Board Members
  January 28, 2010


• Business Community Commitment to Clean Energy Gets a Boost from New York Community Trust
  January 19, 2010

2009

• Wildcat Glades joins Green-e Marketplace with 150 MWh donation from The Empire District Electric Company
  December 15, 2009


• Stakeholder Comment Period Open for Green-e Climate Endorsement of Climate Action Reserve
  December 10, 2009


• Codero Server Solutions Joins Green-e Marketplace With 12,600 MWh Renewable Energy Purchase
  December 2, 2009


• Green-e Climate Certifies The CarbonNeutral Company's Renewable Energy-Based Carbon Offsets
  September 24, 2009


• CRS Releases 2008 Green-e Verification Report, Shows 45% Increase in Certified Renewable Energy Sales
  September 24, 2009


• Green-e Climate Certifies Balanced Footprint's U.S.-Based Carbon Offsets
  September 21, 2009


• Great River Organic Milling Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Purchase
  August 18, 2009


• Green-e Energy Certifies Ecoelectrons Renewable Energy's Eco Renewable Energy Credits
  July 9, 2009


• Green-e Energy Certifies Glacial Energy Holdings' Glacial Renewable Energy Credits
  June 25, 2009


• New CRS and NMI Study: A Majority Of Consumers Want Businesses To Use Renewable Energy
  June 23, 2009


• California Market Advisory: SB 722 (Steinberg)
  June 18, 2009


• Intelligent Nutrients Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Purchase
  June 3, 2009


• Green-e Marketplace Certifies Over 200 Products Manufactured with Certified Renewable Energy
  April 17, 2009


• Green-e Energy Certifies Integrys Energy Services, Inc.'s Ecovations Renewable Energy RECs
  April 15, 2009


• Brooklyn, NY–based iStoreGreen: Commitment to Renewable Energy is All in the Name
  April 14, 2009


• BurstNET Technologies, Inc. Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Purchase
  April 7, 2009


• WVPA is First Indiana Utility to Earn Green-e Energy Certification of Wind and Landfill Gas REC Product
  April 2, 2009


• Sustainable Manufacturing Summit 2009 Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Purchase
  April 1, 2009


• Medical and Life Science Leaders Join Green-e Marketplace With 100% Renewable Energy Purchase
  March 25, 2009


• Green-e Energy Certifies TXU Energy’s Texas Wind Commercial Renewable Product
  March 12, 2009


• Solberg Manufacturing, Inc. Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Purchase
  February 9, 2009


• U.S. Businesses Purchase Record Amount of Renewable Energy in 2008
  January 27, 2009

2008

• California's Approved AB32 Scoping Plan Retains Value of the Voluntary Renewable Energy Market
  December 12, 2008


• Green-e Energy Policy Update: RGGI State Set-Aside Provisions for Voluntary Renewable Energy Sales and Green-e Energy Eligibility
  December 5, 2008


• Green-e Energy Certifies Wisconsin Public Power Inc.'s Green Power Programs
  December 4, 2008


• Green-e Energy Certifies Energy Plus Green Option
  December 2, 2008


• Renewable Energy is the Centerpiece of California's Climate Response
  November 21, 2008


• 2007 Green-e Energy Verification Report Released, Shows Nearly 60% Increase in Certified Renewable Energy Sales
  November 20, 2008


• Green-e Climate Certifies FPL Energy’s WindPower Carbon Offsets
  November 13, 2008


• Green-e Climate Certifies Carbon Offsets in Hess C-Neutral Product
  October 20, 2008


• Green-e Climate Certifies Luminant Carbon-Offset Program
  September 3, 2008


• Comments Posted: Maximizing Renewable Electricity Generation for the Western Climate Initiative (WCI). Comments on WCI implementation from CRS, Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT), and Renewable Northwest Project (RNP).
  August 13, 2008


• Green-e Energy Certifies Exelon Energy Company's Renewable Energy Certificates
  August 4, 2008


• Sterling Planet Offers Green-e Climate Certified Carbon Offset Product
  July 28, 2008


• Green-e Energy Certifies Village Green Energy's Commercial Renewable Energy Certificates
  July 23, 2008


• Center for Resource Solutions Supports Al Gore's 100% Renewable Energy Goal
  July 18, 2008


• Stakeholder Advisory: California Senate Bill 1762 (Perata) Threatening Green Power Market in California
  July 17, 2008


• Green-e Energy Certifies Enpalo's Renewable Energy Certificates
  May 22, 2008


• The Philadephia Phillies Join Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Purchase
  April 10, 2008


• Hall Street Storage Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Purchase
  April 10, 2008


• Green-e Energy Certifies Georgia Power's Green Pricing Program
  April 7, 2008


• Beaulieu Commercial Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Purchase
  March 27, 2008


• Green-e Energy Policy Update: Texas Market Advisory and Green-e Energy Policy Update
  March 24, 2008


• Green-e Energy Certifies DTE Energy's GreenCurrents Program
  March 19, 2008


• Green-e Energy Certifies PacifiCorp’s Blue Sky Program
  March 12, 2008


• First Green-e Climate–Certified Carbon Offsets Offered by 3Degrees, BEF, Community Energy, and Renewable Choice
  February 26, 2008


• Green-e Climate Begins Certification of Retail Carbon Offset Products
  February 13, 2008


• Intel Corp. Joins Green-e Marketplace With 1.3 Million MWh Renewable Energy Purchase
  January 28, 2008


• CRS Comments on the January 8, 2008 FTC Workshop on Carbon Offsets and Renewable Energy Certificates
  January 25, 2008


• Green-e Certifies Renewable Energy Certificates Brokered By MotivEarth, LLC
  January 24, 2008

2007

• Stakeholder Advisory: Reminder: Green-e Climate Stakeholder Comment Period for Endorsed Programs Ends Thursday, January 10th 2008
  December 6, 2007
  
  
• 2006 Green-e Energy Verification Report Reveals Significant Increase In Certified Renewable Energy Sales
  November 16, 2007
  
  
• Green-e Certifies AmerenUE's Pure Power Program in Missouri
  November 13, 2007
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Commerce Energy's Clear Choice Program in Texas
  October 9, 2007
  
  
• Stakeholder Advisory: Reminder: Second Stakeholder Comment Period for Draft Green-e Protocol for GHG Emission Reductions from Renewable Energy Ends Wednesday, October 10th
  October 2, 2007
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Lower Valley Energy's Green Pricing Program
  September 25, 2007
  
  
• Stakeholder Advisory: Stakeholder Comment Period For Draft Green-E GHG Protocol For Emission Reductions From Renewable Energy Ends Wednesday, October 10th
  September 12, 2007
  
  
• Green-e Certifies SUEZ's Renewable Energy Certificates
  September 10, 2007
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Juice Energy's Renewable Energy Certificates
  September 7, 2007
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Commercial Energy's Renewable Energy Certificates
  August 16, 2007
  
  
• Stakeholder Advisory: Stakeholder Comment Period for Draft Green-e GHG Protocol for Renewable Energy Ends Tuesday, August 21st
  July 23, 2007
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Shell Trading's Renewable Energy Certificates
  June 26, 2007
  
  
• Stakeholder Advisory: Green-e Repeals its Texas Market Advisory
  June 1, 2007
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Puget Sound Energy's Green Power Product
  May 22, 2007
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Renewable Energy Certificates Brokered and Sold by Amerex Brokers LLC
  May 8, 2007
  
  
• Stakeholder Advisory: Final Comment Period for Green-e Greenhouse Gas Product Standard Version 2.0 Ends Tuesday, May 8th
  May 3, 2007
  
  
• Green-e Certifies UPC Wind's Mars Hill Green Tags
  April 24, 2007
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Alliant Energy's Second Nature Product in Wisconsin
  April 19, 2007
  
  
• Second Comment Period for Draft Green-e Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Product Standard Starts Today
  April 17, 2007
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Eugene Water & Electric Board's Greenpower Program
  March 8, 2007
  
  
• Stakeholder Advisory: Draft Green-e GHG Product Standard - Stakeholder Call on
  January 23, 2007

2006

• New GHG Product Certification Standard Out for Stakeholder Comment
  December 20, 2006
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Xcel Energy's WindSource Renewable Energy Program
  December 14, 2006
  
  
• Verification Report Reveals Significant Growth Increase in Certified Renewable Energy Sales
  in 2005
  December 4, 2006
  
  
• Upcoming Comment Period for Retail Greenhouse Gas Product Certification Program
  Announced
  November 20, 2006
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Nature's Energy Program from Platte River Power Authority
  October 19, 2006
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Accent Energy’s GoGreen and GoGreenPremium
  September 27, 2006
  
  
• Green-e Forms Group to Advise New Retail Carbon Reduction Certification
  August 22, 2006
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Renewable Energy Certificates from Consumers Energy
  August 15, 2006
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Element Market’s Renewable Energy Certificates
  May 18, 2006
  
  
• Green-e Certifies New Renewable Energy Product from NATIVEENERGY
  May 1, 2006
  
  
• The Green-e Program Announces the New National Standard
  February 21, 2006
  
  
• Buckeye Power Introduces the EnviroWatts Program – a Certified Renewable Energy Option
  in Ohio
  February 10, 2006
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Roseville Electric's Green Roseville Program
  February 6, 2006
  
  
• Businesses and Universities in Massachusetts Make Large Wind Power Purchase
  January 30, 2006
  
  
• Green-e Certifies Consumers Energy's Green Generation Program
  January 24, 2006