Originally Posted By: Roger
In what way? The whole proposition of reducing my carbon emissions by buying "green electricity"? The idea that these suppliers really are using renewable sources? Or something else?

My thinking was that, if I pay slightly over the odds for carbon-neutral electricity, this would have two effects: 1. I'd feel less guilty, and: 2. They'd have more money to invest in more carbon-neutral generation..


All of the above, there are pages of discussion about this on the AECB site. Here's a linky to one of the discussions and a related article:

Green Electricity Illusion

Here are some other useful ones:

A++ Appliances

Water Consumption

Low flush loos

Energy efficient refurb

As here most of the AECB bods are really helpful, and know their stuff.