{"id":38584,"date":"2023-10-07T00:36:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T07:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/?page_id=38584"},"modified":"2023-10-07T17:34:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T00:34:49","slug":"renewable-energy-rider","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/energy-efficiency\/renewables\/renewable-energy-certificates\/renewable-energy-rider\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewable Energy Rider"},"content":{"rendered":"

For members interested in utilizing energy from renewable resources for all their needs, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative now offers electric service fully backed (100%) by Renewable Energy Certificates under the \u201cRider GT\u201d Rate (PDF)<\/a>. This Rider is available, on a voluntary basis, as a \u201ccompanion rate\u201d to any residential bill for the entire month\u2019s electricity usage and will be implemented for those using the program.<\/p>\n

After a member signs up for the electric service backed 100% by Renewable Energy Certificates, the Rider will add an additional charge of $0.015 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to the Energy Supply line on your monthly bill. This is a sell-at-cost charge, or straight pass-through cost, with no profit or fee added by your Cooperative – participating members will pay exactly what the Cooperative pays.<\/p>\n

For every 1,000 kWh sold under the program, MEC will purchase a Renewable Energy Certificate from Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC). Renewable Energy Certificates are produced every time a renewable source (windmill, solar array, hydro, etc.) generates 1,000 kWh. At this time, all Renewable Energy Credits offered by ODEC will be sourced from one or more of the following:<\/p>\n