A Greener Standard Product. The program will provide a standard electricity product that is greener than utility basic service. When procuring power, Xxxxxxxxxx will request bids for power with a higher renewable content than is required by the Renewable Portfolio Standard. To test the price of different options, the Town will seek bids incorporating RECs from renewable resources within New England and bids incorporating Green−e certified RECs from other parts of the country. Xxxxxxxxxx will select the bid that offers the best combination of renewable content and price. Our goal is to secure a power supply that is 100% renewable and also meets or beats the utility basic service price. We expect that there will be limitations on the variety of RECs that can be incorporated while meeting the price goal, and therefore we will offer an even greener optional product, as described below.
A Greener Standard Product. The program will provide a standard electricity product (PowerChoice) that is greener than utility basic service. When procuring power, Xxxxx will request bids for power with a higher renewable content than is required by the Renewable Portfolio Standard. To test the price of different options, the City will seek bids incorporating RECs from a variety of renewable resources within New England and bids incorporating GreenXe certified RECs from other parts of the country. Salem will select the bid that offers the best combination of renewable content and price. Our goal is to secure a power supply that is 100% clean, comprises – as much as possible – a renewable energy portfolio from local renewable energy generation, and also meets or beats the utility basic service price. We expect that there will be limitations on the variety of RECs that can be incorporated while meeting the price goal, and therefore we will offer an even greener optional product, as described below.
A Greener Standard Product. The program will provide a standard electricity product that is greener than utility basic service. When procuring power, Greenfield will request bids for power with a higher renewable content than is required by the Renewable Portfolio Standard. To test the price of different options, the Town will seek bids incorporating RECs from renewable resources within New England and bids incorporating GreenZe certified RECs from other parts of the country. Greenfield will select the bid that offers the best combination of renewable content and price. Our goal is to secure a power supply that is 100% renewable and also meets or beats the utility basic service price. We expect that there will be limitations on the variety of RECs that can be incorporated while meeting the price goal, and therefore we will offer an even greener optional product, as described below.
