Comments on: M&Ms Factory Goes Green with New Solar Garden http://inhabitat.com/mms-factory-goes-green-with-solar-garden/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 15:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: satjiwan http://inhabitat.com/mms-factory-goes-green-with-solar-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-199940 satjiwan Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:10:26 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=70522#comment-199940 If they are selling the solar RECs to other power generating companies, then the claim to be solar powered is passed along to the buyer. Every fifth M&M is not solar powered. (This is similar to how one buys wind REC in order to have wind power at their home even though the wind farm maybe outside of the local or regional power grid supplying your house.) The sale of solar RECs is a valuable tool to help finance solar installations, but too many installer companies and articles like this can mislead when they don't make it clear that when RECs are sold the owner has rights to claims of solar power and the owner of the panels can no longer claim to be solar powered. Additionally, the power generating companies that are buying the RECs are probably trying to meet Renewable Portfolio Standard requirements to purchase a certain percent of renewable power. Buy selling your RECs to them, they don't have to build their own solar installations since it's cheaper to purchase those rights from others. If they are selling the solar RECs to other power generating companies, then the claim to be solar powered is passed along to the buyer. Every fifth M&M is not solar powered. (This is similar to how one buys wind REC in order to have wind power at their home even though the wind farm maybe outside of the local or regional power grid supplying your house.)

The sale of solar RECs is a valuable tool to help finance solar installations, but too many installer companies and articles like this can mislead when they don’t make it clear that when RECs are sold the owner has rights to claims of solar power and the owner of the panels can no longer claim to be solar powered.

Additionally, the power generating companies that are buying the RECs are probably trying to meet Renewable Portfolio Standard requirements to purchase a certain percent of renewable power. Buy selling your RECs to them, they don’t have to build their own solar installations since it’s cheaper to purchase those rights from others.

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