East Coast Power & Gas Offers New Green-e Certified Renewable Energy Option

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2018 /3BL Media/ — Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) announced today that East Coast Power & Gas’s “EC Renewable” clean energy program is now certified by Green-e Energy, North America’s leading independent certification program for renewable energy. East Coast Power & Gas is a leading energy supply company serving residential and commercial customers throughout the New York Metro area. The EC Renewable program is a renewable energy certificate program offered to East Coast Power & Gas’s commercial customers.

By enrolling in EC Renewable, customers are receiving the environmental benefits from domestic clean energy generation, and helping to encourage the use and development of new sustainable energy facilities like wind and solar.

“Through EC Renewable, East Coast Power & Gas is offering its customers the opportunity to green their electricity use,” said Jennifer Martin, executive director of Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), which runs the Green-e Energy program. “The company is joining leading providers around the country in providing its customers renewable options.”

“The opportunity to partner with Center for Resource Solutions and have our EC Renewable product certified as Green-e was #1 on our list when making the decision to enter the renewable marketplace.  The standards and protocols employed ensure that our EC Renewable product and solution meets the high standards we hold all of our products to. As we further expand our footprint and move into additional markets like Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland, it is important we have the products and services people want and can be proud of.”, said Vincent Palmieri, Chief Operating Officer of East Coast Power & Gas.

Green-e Energy is the leading renewable energy certification and verification program in North America. Administered by CRS, the program provides independent, third-party certification to ensure that certified renewable energy meets strict environmental and consumer-protection standards. In 2016 over 963,000 retail purchasers of Green-e certified renewable energy—including over 53,000 businesses—purchased over 48 million megawatt‐hours of Green-e certified electricity, enough to power nearly a third of U.S. households for a month.

As a provider of Green-e Energy certified renewable energy, East Coast Power & Gas agrees to abide by the Green-e Energy Code of Conduct and meet strict disclosure and truth-in-advertising requirements. All participants in Green-e Energy undergo an annual third-party verification audit and review of marketing materials to ensure their customers are receiving the correct quantity and type of renewable energy, and that advertising is accurate.

Commercial customers can visit https://www.ecpowerandgas.com to learn more about the EC Renewable option.

About East Coast Power & Gas
East Coast Power & Gas, a Proud Partner of Rutgers Athletics and the official energy supplier to the New York Mets and New Jersey Devils, is an energy services company founded in 2008, serving natural gas, electricity and renewable sources of energy to both residential and commercial customers in New York and New Jersey. In NY, East Coast Power & Gas operates behind Central Hudson, Consolidated Edison, National Grid (Brooklyn Union Gas), National Grid Long Island, Niagara Mohawk and Orange & Rockland utilities. In NJ, it operates behind South Jersey Gas, Atlantic City Electric, JCPL, PSEG and NJ Natural Gas. The company leverages its management team’s extensive experience to operate more efficiently than its competitors to preserve margin on supply contracts allowing for the most competitive products and prices. It is the one-stop solution for all energy needs. For more information, visit www.ecpowerandgas.com or contact info@ecpowerandgas.com/800-545-9155.

About Green-e and Center for Resource Solutions
A program of the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions, Green-e is the leading independent consumer protection program for the sale of renewable energy and greenhouse gas reductions in the retail market. Green-e offers certification and verification services through Green-e Energy, a renewable energy certification program; Green-e Climate, a greenhouse gas emission reduction certification program; and Green-e Marketplace, a program that provides forward-thinking organizations a simple, nationally recognized logo they can use to communicate their renewable energy and climate commitment to their customers and stakeholders. To learn more about Green-e Certified products and programs available in all 50 states and Canada, visit www.green-e.org.