he great green electricity con
In his first of his weekly Greenwash columns, Fred Pearce finds that "green" electricity tariffs are often far from what they seem
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- guardian.co.uk, Thursday 23 October 2008 00.01 BST
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Under government rules, electricity suppliers have to make sure that a certain percentage of their electricity is generated from renewable sources. Photograph: David Sillitoe
The offers are tempting for any self-respecting green. For a small premium, or sometimes no premium at all, you can make sure that only clean, green, renewable electricity comes down the grid into your home. But what do you get for your money? Does the planet really benefit? Is this greenwash?