Utility Management Association, Inc. Announces a Green Energy Option For its Illinois Electricity and Natural Gas Energy Clients

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 7, 2007 -- As a result of the deregulation of the electricity generation market in Illinois, new means to purchase power have emerged. One of the new products that a customer can buy is green power. Since green power is relatively new, few buyers know much about it or how it can be purchased. Nania Energy (), now provides its clients with the option to procure Green Energy.

What is Green Energy?

Put simply, green power is made up of any supply origin utilizing renewable, low-carbon emitting sources. These sources include wind, hydro, solar, and bio-mass. Green power sources produce favorable environmental outcomes because their use generally avoids or reduces the adverse environmental impact of conventional electricity generation. According to the EPA, every kilowatt-hour (kWh) of green power generated avoids the emission of more than one pound of carbon dioxide from traditional fossil-fuel fed power plants.

How is Green Energy Regulated?

Green power is generated using one of the above-mentioned sources and is then fed into the electrical grid of one of the nation's Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs). These RTOs issue Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to green power suppliers for each kWh generated, certifying that the power that was fed into the power grid was generated from green power.

Green power suppliers then solicit users of electricity to purchase these certificates. These certificates represent the reduced emissions of renewable generation compared with those of conventional generation. These RECs are known as an "off set" because they guarantee that a portion or all of the power being taken off the national grid by a specific user's consumption is being fed at some origin point by renewable green power.

What are the Benefits of Green Power?

Once a company has made the decision to purchase green power through Nania Energy, what benefits can they expect other than the "feel good" notion of protecting the environment? Many companies have utilized their green power purchase as a means of promotion within and outside of the company. Companies have promoted their green power purchase internally as a means of improving employee morale or to initialize company-wide energy conservation programs. Externally, companies and organizations have used green power purchases as a public relations tool to promote themselves as a responsible entity. Possible methods include press releases or signage around their building. The EPA has even created a site with the top 25 purchasers of green power in the US

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