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REC definition

REC means a tradable credit that represents all Environmental Attributes of one (1) megawatt hour of energy produced from a Renewable Energy Source.
REC has the meaning set forth in California Public Utilities Code Section 399.12(h) and CPUC Decision 00-00-000, as may be amended from time to time or as further defined or supplemented by Law.

Examples of REC in a sentence

  • The Authority may, in its discretion, include the Monthly REC Charge as part of the monthly bills for Electric Service as provided for in the Agreement, or bill the Customer for the Monthly REC Charge pursuant to another Authority-established procedure.

  • The Monthly REC Charge is part of a RES Compliance Program that the Authority has adopted for the purpose of complying with the CES and Tier 1 of the RES and implementing the EP and RP power programs in a manner that is consistent with the New York State Energy Plan, pursuant to which the Authority will invest in new renewable generation resources to serve its EP and RP customers.

  • By accepting Electric Service under the Agreement, the Customer agrees to pay the Monthly REC Charge.

  • Each month, the Authority will assess to the Customer, as a Monthly REC Charge, which will represent the Customer’s share of the Total Monthly REC Costs assessed to the Total Monthly EP-RP Load.

  • The Total Monthly REC Costs may be calculated based on forecasts of the Total Monthly EP-RP Load that the Authority expects to serve for the month, or on a lagged basis based on the actual Total Monthly EP-RP Load that the Authority served for the month.


More Definitions of REC

REC means regional education cooperative.
REC or “Renewable Energy Credit” means a certificate of proof associated with the generation of electricity from an eligible renewable energy resource, which certificate is issued through the accounting system established by the CEC pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 399.25, evidencing that one (1) MWh of energy was generated and delivered from such eligible renewable energy resource. Such certificate is a tradable environmental commodity (also known as a “green tag”) for which the owner of the REC can prove that it has purchased renewable energy.
REC means a certificate, credit, allowance, green tag, or other transferable indicia, howsoever entitled, created by an applicable program or certification authority indicating generation of a particular quantity of energy, or product associated with the generation of a megawatt-hour (MWh) from a renewable energy source by a renewable energy Project.
REC means any and all environmental credits, attributes and benefits, including greenhouse gas or emissions reductions and any associated credits, environmental air quality credits, offsets, allowances and benefits howsoever entitled, actual SO2, NOx, CO2, CO, Carbon, VOC, mercury, and other emissions avoided, credits towards achieving local, national or international renewable portfolio standards, green tags, and any and all other green energy or other environmental benefits associated with the generation of renewable energy (regardless of how any present or future law or regulation attributes or allocates such characteristics), including those created under the REST.
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REC means a renewable energy credit or certificate under any state renewable portfolio, standard or federal renewable energy standard, voluntary renewable energy credit certified by a non-governmental organization, pollution allowance, carbon credit and any similar environmental allowance or credit and green tag or other reporting right under Section 1605(b) of The Energy Policy Act of 1992 and any present or future federal, state, or local law, regulation or bill, and international or foreign emissions trading program, in each case relating to the construction, ownership, use or production of energy from the System, provided that RECs shall not include Incentives.