Buy RECs, Be Green Corporates and individuals can buy Renewable Energy Certificates voluntarily. Renewable Energy Certificates are the green attributes that allow companies, organisations and individuals to offset their carbon footprints without investing capital into generation capacities. Thus, purchasing RECs is one of the better ways to "Go Green".
RECs are issued to those generators who have generated electricity through renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, small hydro, municipal solid waste etc. For the electricity part, the generator receives the cost equivalent to that from any conventional source while the environment attribute is sold through the exchanges at the market determined price.
There are two types of RECs available- Solar & Non-solar.
To ensure the RECs truly reflect the green or environmental attributes of power, the CERC has notified regulations stating procedure for accreditation, registration and issuance of the certificates.
So, when you buy RECs, you support green generation somewhere in India.
Organizations and individuals around the globe are buying RECs in an endeavor towards sustainable development thus ensuring that our planet is habitable for future generations.
Let’s buy RECs and pave way for a better, and a greener world.