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Re:Eon Switches All U.K. Customers to Renewable Power by montalbano on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @06:58AM (#20390572)
I'm (UK) with Octopus Energy on their super green tariff. They state that the electricity is from 100% renewable sources. No mention of renewable energy certificates; it's possible I haven't read the fine print closely enough but it does seem to be the real deal.
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Re:Eon Switches All U.K. Customers to Renewable Power by cdmp on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @10:01AM (#20391794)
The Super Green tariff uses power purchased directly from renewable generators (PPAs), not certificates (REGOs). It also carbon offsets your gas usage.

Our other no-quite-so-super-green tariffs also provide 100% green electricity but do so using a mix of PPAs and REGOs.

There's more info here: https://octopus.energy/blog/generators/

(I work for Octopus Energy)

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