Blast From The Past Green Power Vs Green Tags

Because I will not be around I have decided to post stories from a year ago for you to go over again. Here is one from last august.

I recently got this email from Art.

I am confused when I see “Vail Resorts: 100% Powered by Wind” and then read that the mechanism is some sort of credit.

Is there a simple explanation of the difference between buying credits and actually using wind power?

Art

I have also recently gotten some comments from Rosa asking about green credits or green tags.

Green Tags
Green tags, or green credits, or Renewable energy credits, are often used by companies to claim they are offsetting there carbon emission by using green power. The difference between green power and green tags can be subtle, but here is some info that will help understand the difference.

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