What is Green-e Energy?

Green‐e® Energy is the nation's leading independent certification and consumer protection program for the sale of renewable energy and greenhouse gas reductions in the retail market. In 2009, Green‐e Energy certified retail sales totaled over 18 million megawatt hours of green power and RECs. The Green‐e logo is the national symbol for renewable energy excellence.

• Green‐e Energy provides an independent verification of sales and supply, ensuring that there is no double counting of Renewable Energy Credits.
• Green‐e Energy provides consumer protection, making sure that a supplier's marketing claims are transparent and accurate.

When you purchase WGES CleanSteps^® WindPower for Large Commercial customers, you can be guaranteed that the RECs you are purchasing meet stringent environmental and consumer protection standards.

To learn more about Green‐e Energy, visit http://www.green‐e.org.

EPA Green Power Partnership

The EPA's Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program launched in 2001 as a way to promote and recognize organizations that buy renewable power. Buying green power is an easy and effective way to improve your organization's environmental performance.

As of 2011, the partnership has more than 1,300 members, ranging from large corporations such as Intel, Cisco Systems and Deutsche Bank to small businesses, local governments and universities. To learn more about the Green Power Partnership, visit www.epa.gov/greenpower

To view the list of National Top 50 Purchasers, click here.

WGES offers competitive pricing options with valuable benefits unique to WGES customers. We are currently assisting Washington, DC and Rockville, MD with their Green Power Community challenge.

About LEED

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green building certification program by the non‐profit U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is a national framework used for certifying high performance, sustainable buildings. There are currently four levels of LEED certifications: Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum. The number of points a project can receive for its purchase of Renewable Energy Credits varies based on the project type.

As a WGES CleanSteps^® WindPower customer, you can use your purchase of Green‐e Energy certified Renewable Energy Credits to earn LEED certification points. To learn more about LEED, visit www.usgbc.org or contact your account manager.

Glossary of Key Acronyms

Acronym	Defined
AWEA	American Wind Energy Association
CO2	Carbon Dioxide
CRS	Center for Resource Solutions
CSW	WGES CleanSteps® WindPower
DOE	U.S. Department of Energy
EPA	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
GHG	Greenhouse Gas
GPP	Green Power Partnership
kWh	Kilowatt-hour
MWh	Megawatt hour
NOx	Nitrogen Oxides
NREL	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
REC	Renewable Energy Credit
RPS	Renewable Portfolio Standard

Customer Marketing Toolkit

When you purchase WGES CleanSteps^® WindPower, you'll also gain access to our marketing toolkit.

You'll find our downloadable logo, a library of wind power images to use in collateral materials, a sample press release, tips and a host of other tools to help promote your company as part of the wind power community.