Renewable Energy Certificate (United States)

Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), also known as Green tags, Renewable Energy Credits, Renewable Electricity Certificates, or Tradable Renewable Certificates (TRCs), are tradable, non-tangible energy certificates in the United States that represent proof that 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource (renewable electricity) and was fed into the shared system of power lines which transport energy.[1] Solar renewable energy certificates (SRECs) are RECs that are specifically generated by solar energy.[2]

  1. ^ Exec. Order No. 13693 (March 19, 2015; in English) President of the United States. Retrieved on 2023-07-07.
  2. ^ EPA, US (June 2015). "Green Power Partnership". www3.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2015-12-30.