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Renewable Energy Certificates (One-Time Purchase)

$8.00 per MWh

A typical US household uses 1,000 kWh of electricity each month. You can support renewable energy generation equal to your home’s electricity use by purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates.

Each REC purchase supports 1,000 kWh of renewable generation from wind, solar, or hydroelectric facilities on the US grid. You receive a Terrapass Certificate of Purchase displaying your contribution to renewable energy and Terrapass retires RECs for your purchase.RECs represent the environmental attributes of renewable energy generation; they do not mean the electricity powering your home comes from a renewable source.

How to Purchase Personal RECs

Enter your home’s annual electricity usage in MWh or check your utility bill for your specific usage.

The avg. US household consumes about 11 Megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity / year.

 

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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions about Renewable Energy Certificates and how they compare to carbon offsets.

How do RECs work?

Each Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) represents the environmental attributes of 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity generated from a renewable source, such as wind or solar, and delivered to the grid. When you buy RECs, you support renewable electricity generation and can match your own electricity use with renewable power.

For a one time purchase, we’ve done the math for you. The average US household uses about 11,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity a year, which equals about 11 MWh. Learn more about home energy use from the US Energy Information Administration.

What’s the difference between a REC and a carbon offset?

Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and carbon offsets both represent a measurable environmental benefit, but they measure different things:

  • A REC represents the environmental attributes of 1 megawatt hour of renewable electricity generation. RECs are used to address the electricity you use.
  • A carbon offset represents 1 metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions prevented or removed from the atmosphere. Offsets can be used to address emissions from almost any activity, such as driving, flying, or heating your home.

Want to learn more about RECs? Contact us today.

How does Terrapass ensure that its offset projects are really making a difference?

We check our projects at every stage. Before adding a project to our portfolio, we perform due diligence to fully understand its impact. Once a project is in our portfolio, its emission reductions are monitored and verified by accredited, independent third parties.

Every project must also pass the “additionality” test. Additionality asks whether your carbon offset purchase actually brings about reductions, or whether those reductions would have happened anyway. If carbon offset funding is a critical factor in making the reductions happen, they are considered “additional” to what would have happened under business as usual.

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