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Green certificates
The choice for green energy does not mean a change in the grid or the electricity meter. To build a separate electricity grid only to transport green energy is ofcourse much too expensive. By choosing green energy the production of renewable energy is being stimulated. With the money, which is paid for by the green electricity consumers, the energycompany actually should guarantee renewable energy is being traded.
To supervise the trade in green energy, the government developed a special system, called greencertificates. The installations of all existing green energy producers are checked . By approval they receive a declaration which allows them to produce and sell green energy. Next the purchased green energy is being measured, for which the energy producers in exchange receive a so-called green certificate, which proves the ‘greenness’ of the traded energy. For its part the greencertificates can be purchased by energy companies as well.
A special system Groencertificatenbeheer, monitors and registrates the entire process of green certificates and furthermore acts as an intermediary between the several buying and selling parties. Their main concern is a cost effective and reliable certificate system for renewable energy in Europe.
A green certificate therefore guarantees the stimulation and production of renewable energy!
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