Event Greening Program
Reduce Your Event’s Impact on the Environment
and Support Your Environmental and Sustainability Initiatives
with Direct Energy Business’ Certified Renewable Power Program
Today, more than ever, there is an increased focus on the environmental impact of doing business and offsetting carbon emissions is becoming an important component of many companies’ energy strategies. Direct Energy Business recognizes that protecting the environment demonstrates responsible corporate citizenship as well as good business practice. To help you in your environmental stewardship efforts, Direct Energy Business is pleased to offer green energy options for your event. Our renewable solutions allow you to reduce the negative impact of your event on the environment as you strive toward reducing your organization’s environmental footprint.
Be a Part of the Solution
Direct Energy Business offers renewable energy attributes that represent the properties of electricity generated from certified renewable power sources. When your organization purchases these attributes, it can substantially lower its negative impact on the environment by offsetting the carbon emissions that would normally result from the use of electricity generated from conventional, coal-fired sources.
What is a Renewable Attribute?
A tradable renewable energy attribute represents proof that one megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from a renewable source—such as wind, solar, low impact hydro, biomass, biodiesel or geothermal power—and delivered somewhere into a power grid. Since all sources of electricity—whether they come from renewable or non-renewable sources—are combined once they are added to the grid, the only way to guarantee that your energy purchase is supporting the production of clean, renewable electricity that corresponds to your event’s load/usage is to purchase these renewable attributes.
How many Renewable Attributes do I Need to Purchase?
Since renewable energy attributes are only a physical representation of the benefits of renewable electricity—not the electricity itself—each attribute can only be sold once. Direct Energy Business is able to estimate your potential electricity usage (load) based on historical usage patterns. This historical usage data will enable Direct Energy Business to purchase the appropriate number of attributes to sufficiently offset your event.
What Support will I Receive to Promote my Green Purchase?
Direct Energy Business is proud to provide marketing support to help you promote your environmental efforts. Through effective messaging, you can help encourage further carbon reduction activity, position your engagement as an environmentally-conscious event and provide support for renewable energy generation. These marketing components will enable you to increase the awareness of your contribution among your attendees and related partners:
- Messaging and branding support
- Use of Direct Energy Business’ logo for customized communications and promotional graphic design (upon approval from Direct Energy Business)
- Messaging and branding support for your event or company website
- Support for the development of joint press releases and other PR efforts
- Mention of your event greening initiative in Direct Energy Business’ online customer newsletter, Energy Insights
How do I Purchase Renewable Attributes for my Event?
Since every event’s energy usage is unique, Direct Energy Business will work with your organization and your event venue to determine your required energy consumption and purchase the appropriate quantity of renewable attributes to offset your event. Call or email the Direct Energy Business Event Greening Sales Specialist in your region today for more information:
Canada West (Alberta): 1.866.374.6299
Canada East (Ontario): 1.866.867.8167
Email: greenmyevent@directenergy.com
