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NC GreenPower

Available to Dominion Energy North Carolina Customers

NC GreenPower is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clean energy technologies and promoting environmental awareness throughout North Carolina. Its mission is to drive positive change through community-focused initiatives and educational opportunities.

How They Contribute:

  • Renewable Energy Projects: They support local projects that generate clean, renewable energy and offset carbon emissions. Your involvement helps reduce our overall carbon footprint.
  • Educational Grants: Through the NC GreenPower Solar+ Schools Program, they offer grants for solar panel installations at K-12 schools in the state's most economically challenged areas, enhancing students' learning experiences.

How You Can Get Involved (Sign Up Below)

  • Apply for Solar+ Schools Grant: Applications for the Solar+ Schools grant are accepted annually from January 2 – February 28. For more information, visit www.ncgreenpower.org/solar-schools.
  • Make a Contribution: Your donations support the expansion of renewable energy and educational initiatives across the state. Contributions also help fund carbon offset projects that combat climate change.
  • Purchase RECs or Carbon Offsets: By purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) or carbon offsets, you help support green energy projects and carbon reduction efforts in North Carolina.

Impact of Your Support

  • Renewable Energy: Contributions ensure that local green energy producers are compensated for their work, adding clean energy to North Carolina's power grid. While this energy might not directly power your home, it benefits the entire state.
  • Carbon Offsets: Donations fund projects that reduce greenhouse gases, improving air quality and supporting local job creation.
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For Businesses

Interested in supporting NC GreenPower through REC or carbon offset purchases? Contact us at 919-857-9010 or email vmccann@ncgreenpower.org for details. NC GreenPower can help you meet your sustainability targets by providing access to high-quality local RECs and carbon offsets.

Renewable Energy and Carbon Offset Options

Renewable Energy and Solar+ Schools

(most residential and small commercial customers)

  • Support Green Power: With a $4 contribution, NC GreenPower pays a premium to local generators producing renewable energy from sources like solar, wind, and organic matter.
  • What Your Donation Achieves: Each $4 donation adds 125 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy to North Carolina's electric grid, reducing reliance on traditional energy sources. It also supports grants for educational solar installations at K-12 schools across the state.
  • Annual Impact: A monthly $4 donation supports 1,500 kWh of green power annually – that's more than five weeks of typical residential energy use and the environmental benefit of planting eight trees!
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Clean Energy Supporter

(for larger customers)

  • Flexible Options: Larger customers can support energy from a diverse range of sources, including solar and biomass, at a reduced rate of $2.50 per 250 kWh block. A minimum commitment of 40 blocks (or $100) per month is required.
  • Get Started: To become a Clean Energy Supporter or for more information, contact NC GreenPower at 919-857-9010 or vmccann@ncgreenpower.org.
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Carbon Offsets

  • Support Local Projects: Each $4 contribution supports local carbon offset projects in the NC/SC/VA region, including methane capture from landfills or animal waste, reforestation, and efforts to prevent deforestation.
  • Impact of Your Donation: Each $4 donation mitigates 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide or equivalent emissions. Over a year, a monthly $4 donation offsets 12,000 pounds of greenhouse gases – equivalent to the emissions from a car traveling 13,923 miles or planting 60 trees!

Brokered Bid Product (Renewable Energy and Carbon Offsets)

(for purchase by larger customers)

  • Custom Solutions: For customers needing large quantities of RECs or carbon offsets, NC GreenPower can find cost-effective options tailored to your needs.
  • Contact Us: For assistance and more information, please reach out to NC GreenPower at 919-857-9010 or vmccann@ncgreenpower.org.

Sign Up for NC GreenPower

Three Products are Available:

Renewable Energy and Solar+ Schools (Residential REC product): For every $4 donated, 125 kilowatt hours (kWh) of renewable energy is supplied to the electric grid in North Carolina. Plus, each $4 donation supports grants for educational solar installations at K-12 schools across the state.

Clean Energy Supporter (Non-residential REC product): For every $100 contributed, 10,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy goes to North Carolina's grid. There is a minimum monthly donation of $100. This product is sold in blocks of $2.50. If you choose an amount that isn't a multiple of $2.50, it will be rounded up to the nearest $2.50 increment.

Carbon Offset: Every $4 you contribute offsets 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide or its helping you reduce your carbon footprint.

For the Renewable Energy and Solar+ Schools program, please enter your monthly contribution in $4 increments. If you choose an amount that isn't a multiple of $4, we'll round it up to the nearest $4 increment.

For the Clean Energy Supporter program, for every $100 contributed, 10,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy goes to North Carolina's grid. There is a minimum monthly donation of $100. This product is sold in blocks of $2.50. If you choose an amount that isn't a multiple of $2.50, it will be rounded up to the nearest $2.50 increment.

For Carbon Offsets, please enter your monthly contribution in $4 increments. If you enter an amount that isn't a multiple of $4, we'll round it up to the nearest $4 increment.

Your bill will show the additional monthly amounts for NC GreenPower. There is no long-term commitment. Your enrollment is month-to-month and can be cancelled or adjusted anytime without penalty. Since NC GreenPower is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, your donation is tax-deductible.

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