Environmental Benefits

These are the main benefits of the scheme...

All Green Energy products certified under the Green Energy Certification Scheme must lead to environmental benefits over and above those that energy suppliers already deliver as part of their regulatory compliance. A description of the schemes already in place, which customers help to pay for are described here.

News

5th May 2010 There is now a choice of certified tariffs for small businesses, with Good Energy joining E.On's Easy Green.

9th February 2010 The Green Energy Supply Certification Scheme was formally launched at an event held in the House of Commons in London on the 9th February 2010. Certified tariffs for the public and small businesses are now available.

2nd February 2010 The inaugural meeting of the expert panel held today. The first set of tariffs was certified and the panel decided their agenda for the year.

24th January 2010 Panel names announced: Solitaire Townsend (Chair), Dr Nick Eyre, Virginia Graham and Simon Retallack.

2nd October 2009 The National Energy Foundation named as independent secretariat for the scheme. Welcome to NEF!

Suppliers

Seven Suppliers have initially signed up to offer Green Electricity Tariffs under the Scheme.

Contacts