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I. Renewable Energy Content
Retail electricity offerings or " electricity products" that serve 100% of a customers load must contain at least 50% renewable energy based on the product supply mix. Electricity products sold as block products must be 100% new renewable in a minimum size of 150 kWh/month.

II. Qualifying Sources of Renewable Electricity Generation 
1. Geothermal

2. Wind

3. Small Hydro:  Small hydro facilities whose output is equal to or less than 42MW or hydro facilities that are certified by the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI).  Starting 1/1/2005, eligible hydro resources for Green-e in OH will only include hydro facilities certified by the LIHI, provided that the LIHI is accepting applications for new hydro facilities added to existing dams or other diversion structures by 1/1/2003.

4. Solar Electric

5. Biomass:   Clean waste wood (no painted, treated, or pressurized wood or wood contaminated with plastics or metals), agricultural crops or waste, animal and other organic waste, digester gas, and landfill gas. The use of whole trees, tops, and logging slash as a biomass resource will be revisited in two years or 7/01/03.  At that time, Forest Stewardship Council standards can be evaluated as a possible certification requirement to be used by suppliers for Green-e biomass energy in OH.

6.  Cofired Fuels:  Cofiring of landfill methane with natural gas, either piped directly to a natural gas facility or commingled in a natural gas pipeline is permitted if the following conditions are met: 1) the landfill gas is separately metered, and 2) contracts are in place to allow CRS to verify that the landfill gas was converted to electricity. Only the amount of energy generated from the landfill methane may count towards the 50% renewable criteria. Landfill methane is the only renewable resource that can be cofired and still count toward the renewable percentage of a Green-e product.

7. Ocean based Resources: Green-e will consider adopting ocean-based resources and will review these technologies as they mature and as practical application reaches near term.

III. New Renewable Resource Content
The new renewable standard will begin on January 1, after Green-e launch or on January 1, at least six months after the retail electricity market opens, whichever is later. CRS reserves the right to modify the standard start date on a state by state basis to increase consistency within a region.

The new renewable standard starts at 5% of total product content in the first year, increasing to 10% in the following year.  Green-e has a goal of increasing the percentage further to 25% in 5% increments each year, however, Green-e will only commit to the 5% and 10% standards at this time.  These standards are strict minimum standards.

Percentage of new renewables in OH Green-e certified products:
2001: 0%
2002: 0%
2003:5%
2004: 10%

An eligible new renewable generation facility must either be: (1) placed in operation (generating electricity) on or after January 1, 1997; (2) repowered on or after January 1, 1997 such that at 80% of the fair market value of the project derives from new generation equipment installed as part of the repowering; (3) a separable improvement to or enhancement of an existing operating facility that was first placed in operation prior to January 1, 1997, such that the proposed incremental generation is contractually available for sale and metered separate from the existing generation at the facility; or (4) a separately metered landfill gas resource that was not being used to generate electricity prior to January 1, 1997.  Any enhancement of fuel source that increases generation at an existing facility, without the construction of a new or repowered, separately metered generating unit, is not eligible to participate, with the exception of new landfill gas resources identified in (4) above. An eligible "new renewable" must qualify as an  "eligible renewable resource" as described in the Green-e Code-of-Conduct. Hydropower facilities may not contribute toward achievement of the new renewable requirement at this time. 

IV.  Emissions Criteria for the Non-Renewable Portion of a Green-e Product
In no event may the total emissions rate per kWh for SO2, NOx, and CO2 from the non-renewable portion of the eligible product exceed the average regional power emissions rate as defined by the PUCO. 

V.  Power Content for Non-Renewable Portion of a Green-e Product
The product may not include any specific purchases of nuclear power in the non-renewable portion of the product other than what is contained in any system power purchased for the product.

VI.  Products that Constitute a Portion of a Retail Offering
Green-e will certify blocks of 100% new, renewable power available for sale in the minimum amount of 150 kWh per month on an annual basis.  The block products must be part of an all-requirements electricity offering. Secondary use of the Green-e logo for such products will be granted to business customers when they have purchased enough blocks to satisfy 25% of their electricity load on a per meter basis. Any non-renewable portion of the electricity offering must meet the same emissions requirements and power content requirements as all other Green-e blended products (see IV, V above).