[Greenbuilding] Tags

[Drew A. Gillett, P.E.]

i like to know where my electrons are (and get the tax credits and recs 
myself.)  and eliminate the bloodsucking middlemen of accounting and 
verification.

 my wife on the otherhand spends $7.50 per month on a utility tag program 
and eliminates the ownership and maintencae hassles.

to each his own.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Porterfield" <john_m_porterfield at yahoo.com>
To: <greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 10:25 PM
Subject: [Greenbuilding] Tags


> I've an employee who "bought" 25% of household energy use from renewable 
> energy sources (2 vehicles, plane flights, all energy use of modest 
> detached residence) for $8/month (hey ~$100/yr) from a major green tag 
> provider.  I'm happy to hear thoughts from fellow GBs.
> 1) We figure her green tags "pay down" some additional cost that utility 
> customers in other spots might otherwise experience;  i.e., help avoid (or 
> minimize) a rate increase as that customer's utility company purchases 
> renewable energy.  If the utility operates where renewable energy is 
> nearly cost-equivalent w/ (subsidized) carbon/nuclear energy (say, where 
> wind  conditions are favorable) I suppose green tags yield substantial 
> "leverage" in expanding the supply of RE.  I suspect green tags may create 
> 10 times more RE, $/$, than a roof-top system.
> 2) An even greater carbon offset might follow from "white tags" since 
> energy efficiency is widely available at a fraction of the cost of 
> producing an equal amount of renewable energy.
>
> Reference to any systematic study of the most effective ways to leverage 
> carbon reduction and renewable energy will be warmly appreciated!
>
> John Porterfield
> Chicago
>
>
>
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