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MODULE 8GREEN ENERGY

GREEN ENERGY VIDEO VIEWER’S GUIDE

1. Electricity arrives in homes through a process involving a set of transmission lines and electrical hardware known as ‘The Grid.

2. Once electricity enters The Grid, it’s impossible to distinguish renewable energy from electricity produced from another source, like a coal-fired power plant.

3. Renewable energy is sustainable, domestically produced, and clean.

4. Renewable Energy Certificates act like a tracking system.

5. Your purchase directly supports renewable energy producers, driving demand for alternatives to fossil fuels. The more you purchase the cleaner the world gets for everyone.

GREEN ENERGY BASICS

What is Green Energy?

• Green Energy is electricity that’s produced using a renewable resource such as solar, wind and hydropower.

Does IGS Energy offer Green Energy?

• Yes, IGS Energy offers a Green Energy product created 100% by wind power.

Who do we sell Green Energy to?

• All IGS Energy Customers are eligible to enroll on the IGS’s GoGreen product. Typically, consumers who see the value in other environmentally friendly products are the ones who are the most interested in our Green Energy product.

What is Green Energy?

STOP AND THINK…

You’re currently offering a new Green Energy product. What are some ways you might identify that a particular Customer would be interested in buying Green Energy?

STOP AND THINK…

In the video, it explains that once electricity enters The Grid, it’s impossible to distinguish one type of electricity

from another.

STOP AND THINK…Knowing this, what is actually happening when a

Customer purchases Green Energy?