UK Ofgem sets guidelines for green power tariffs
Date: 20-Dec-01
Country: UK
"Competition in the energy market has made it possible for customers to
get all or part of their electricity from suppliers who offer green
tariffs," said Ofgem's Director of Social and Environmental Affairs,
Virginia Graham in a statement.
"These guidelines aim to give customers the confidence that a green
tariff is actually contributing positively to the environment," she
added.
Several suppliers currently offer customers green electricity and the
number who do so is set to rise once the government's Renewables
Obligation comes into effect in April next year.
The obligation will require suppliers from next year to buy three
percent of their power from green schemes and by 2010 the requirement
will be for 10 percent.
About 2.8 percent of Britain's current electricity output is classed as
green by the government.
The draft guidelines will define what constitutes green energy and
explain what consumers should expect from a green tariff, Ofgem said.
