Green Energy Rates & Renewable Energy Solutions

What is Green Energy?

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines green energy (also known as green power) as “a subset of renewable energy and represents those renewable energy resources and technologies that provide the highest environmental benefit”.

Green energy is also referred to as sustainable energy, which the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership defines as supplying energy in such a way where it will meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own energy needs.

Renewable Energy: How and Why to Switch

From rooftop solar panels to electric vehicles, everyday people are trying to find new and affordable ways to shrink their carbon footprint. Even countries and cities are offering their citizens incentives and implementing new technologies to help reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

In Canada, fossil fuels accounted for 74.09% of total consumption in 2015, according to the Fossil fuel energy consumption chart by the World Bank. Given this, it can be daunting to find the most optimal way for you to have an impact.

For some people, that may mean something as small as changing out their old incandescent lights for LEDs; for others, it could mean something like investing in a net-zero home or building, where the amount of energy used by the building is equal to the amount of renewable energy produced by the building.

The Benefits of Going Green 

Consuming green energy over fossil fuels will help to:

• Reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.

• Reduce the amount of pollutants present in the atmosphere as everyone transitions away from reliance on energy sources that tend to emit them.

• Diversify energy sources to avoid relying on oil and gas solely, which would help to create stability in operations and sales costs.

• Invest in creating more jobs, which helps to stabilize the entire economy.
• Receive Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) when signing up for a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) if your company meets sustainability goals and supports new renewable energy projects.
• Account for carbon footprint by measuring and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and identifying high-impact areas in order to reduce it.

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• If you are planning to move or operate in different provinces, you can learn more about green energy in Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.
• If you’re looking to find the best energy plan in your area, EnergyRates.ca is a free and unbiased cost comparison tool that can help both residential and commercial clients.
• Small business, small commercial, large commercial and industrial electricity and natural gas consumers can even get a free, personalized quote based on the level of energy consumption and needs to suit your financial and sustainability goals.

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Green Energy Plans for Homeowners and Businesses

The National Resources of Canada and a wide variety of provincial energy suppliers, have created a number of green energy incentives in recognizing the need to get more consumers on board. Here are a few green energy suppliers on the market and their main incentives:

1. Companies that Operate in Alberta: 

• ATCO Energy lets you base 25 or 100% of your electricity plan on renewable energy.
• Spot Power lets you choose a percentage of your electricity to come from renewables.
• Encor Chirp by Epcor lets you bundle your electricity or natural gas plans while supporting renewable energy sources.
• Just Energy lets you offset up to 100% of your carbon emissions and/or purchase up to 100% of your electricity in renewables (in BC, AB, SK, ON and QC markets only).
• Enmax connects consumers with energy grants and incentives and provides support and education with installations to keep green energy costs low.
• Hudson Energy lets you supplement or supplant your energy consumption with green energy.

2. Companies that Operate in Ontario:

• Just Energy lets you offset up to 100% of your carbon emissions and/or purchase up to 100% of your electricity in renewables (in BC, AB, SK, ON and QC markets only).
• Hudson Energy lets you supplement or supplant your energy consumption with green energy.

3. Companies that operate in British Columbia:

• FortisBC lets consumers designate up to 100 % of their natural gas use as Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to lower emissions from gas consumption.
• BC Hydro provides low‑carbon electricity and supports programs like net‑metering and clean energy projects that help customers generate or use renewable power locally.

4. Companies that operate in Quebec:

• Hydro‑Québec supplies electricity that is more than 99 % clean and low‑carbon, primarily from renewable sources.

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Benefits of Green Energy for Businesses

Meet sustainability goals: Compare your green energy options Choosing to produce or use green energy can benefit your business in a variety of ways. Consumers are looking to do their part by choosing to support businesses that are making visible efforts to be more eco-friendly, in addition to going green themselves. According to a BDC Study on […]

What is ESG, and how does it impact companies?

Meet sustainability goals: Compare your green energy options ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. They represent the criteria of sustainability and the ethical impact of investing in a company. As such, ESG reporting promotes transparency with customers while encouraging long-term growth.  As of July 2022, over 90% of the companies in the S&P 500 […]