highest environmental benefit
Green Power
is also defined as renewable electricity that goes above
and beyond what is otherwise required by mandate or
requirement – green power is also voluntary or surplus
to regulation. Renewable energy is supplied by natural
resources that replenish themselves over short periods
of time without being depleted. Green power is a subset
of renewable energy and represents those renewable
energy resources that provide the highest environmental
benefit, such as:
- Solar
- Wind
- Geothermal (the earth’s heat)
- Biogas
- Low-impact hydroelectric resources
Green power generally does not include some resources that are often considered as renewable energy including
large hydropower and municipal solid waste.
