Transparency for your donations

We changed our name in 2018. Before then, we were called by these names:

• Mass Energy Consumers Alliance in Massachusetts
• People's Power & Light in Rhode Island
• Energy Consumers Alliance of New England as a whole
   

We sign contracts with Class I renewable energy generators, purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to fulfill our obligations to our Green Powered members and Green Municipal Aggregation communities. We buy these RECs wholesale and sell them at a retail price that allows us to operate the programs. We own and operate an account through the ISO-New England Generation Information System, which ensures that there is no double-counting of RECs.

Over 90% of program revenue is put toward the purchase of RECs, while the other 10% supports the operations and marketing.

Green Powered and GMA RECs are retired according to the quarter in which the electricity was generated and used.

Green Energy Consumers has implemented the Drive Green with Green Energy Consumers program to make choosing an electric vehicle easier and more affordable for anyone. We contract with vetted and willing dealers and make a $100 commission for each car sold or leased through the program. That money goes toward staff, materials, overhead, and marketing costs.

We've negotiated fair prices that are lower than our participating oil dealers' everyday oil prices. Green Energy Consumers collects a small commission per gallon sold to our members from participating oil dealers. This commission does not increase the member price and goes toward program costs and overhead, allowing us to keep dues low.

Membership dues and dealer commission payments are exchanged for a service, so neither are considered charitable contributions.

Green Energy Consumers has teamed up with EnergySage to promote their online platform because, through years of studying and disseminating information about solar, we've found it to be user-friendly, local business-friendly, unbiased, and the easiest way to get the best price. Green Energy Consumers receives $250 for every successful installation that we refer to EnergySage.