What are Green Electricity Certificates (GECs)?
Whenever a megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity is produced by an EcoLogo certified low-impact renewable generation facility and injected onto the electricity grid, a corresponding Green Electricity Certificate is created to represent the positive environmental benefits associated with producing green power. Those environmental benefits include the fact that these sources produce no greenhouse gas emissions or air pollutants and take steps required under Environment Canada’s EcoLogo program to minimize any environmental impact. To learn more about EcoLogo certification, visit www.environmentalchoice.com. To download the criteria document for low-impact renewable electricity generation, click here.
