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www.villagegreenenergy.com

Village Green believes that by developing renewable energy, improving existing power generating methods, and improving our energy efficiency, the global community can achieve

higher living standards without destroying our environment.

How Village Green Brings

New Renewable Energy to

the Electricity Grid

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How It Works

RENEWABLE GENERATORS

UTILITYCOMPANY

YOU

Here's a simple version of the electricity grid. Generators supply electricity to the utility, and the utility delivers it to you. Of course the real grid is more complex - with many generators and electricity users.

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How It Works2 Turbines Required

RENEWABLE GENERATORS

UTILITYCOMPANY In some states, the utilities are required

to supply at least a certain amount of their electricity from renewable sources (wind, solar, biogas, geothermal, etc). For our simple example, we'll say they need to buy the output of at least two wind turbines.

YOU

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How It Works2 Turbines Required

RENEWABLE GENERATORS

UTILITYCOMPANY In these states, renewable generators are

issued one environmental property right, often called a Renewable Energy Certificate (REC), for every unit of electricity they produce. If the utility wants to count this electricity towards its renewable goal, it is required to purchase both the electricity and the RECs (shown here in green).

YOU

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How It Works2 Turbines Required

RENEWABLE GENERATORS

UTILITYCOMPANY So in our example, because the utility is

buying electricity and RECs from two wind turbines, it is meeting its goal.

YOU

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How It Works2 Turbines Required

ELECTRICITY GENERATORS

UTILITYCOMPANY

Village Green organizes concerned businesses and people like you to buy RECs from these generators – effectively buying them away from the utility.

YOU

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How It Works2 Turbines Required

ELECTRICITY GENERATORS

UTILITYCOMPANY

Because the utility is now only buying RECs from one turbine, it is no longer meeting its renewables goal.

YOU

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How It Works2 Turbines Required

ELECTRICITY GENERATORS

UTILITYCOMPANY

As a result, new renewable generators must be built to enable the utility to meet its goal, and our members can claim to be powered by renewable energy.

YOU