Product |
MRE Clean Power Plus |
Supplier name |
Maine Renewable Energy (MRE) and Maine Interfaith Power and Light, Inc.
(MeIPL) |
Address/location |
MRE is located at 148 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101 |
Short history |
Maine Renewable Energy is an affiliate of Competitive Energy Services,
Maine’s largest retail broker of electricity. Competitive Energy
Services ("CES") is a broker serving over 700 Maine commercial
and industrial companies. MRE and MeIPL partnered to introduce green
supply to Maine in January 2003.
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Philosophy |
MRE & MeIPL have built a strong partnership on behalf of clean, renewable
energy in Maine. This product represents both the continuation of that partnership
and another significant step forward in MeIPL’s mission to support electricity
that has “the least possible adverse environmental effect.”
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Form/features |
Maine Green Power Plus is a renewable supply product. |
Sources |
This product is drawn 80% from the LIHI-certified Worumbo Dam and 20% from new wind. This dam is the first hydro facility in Maine to be certified as “low impact” by the Low Impact Hydro Institute. |
Locations |
80% located in Maine, 20% wind from Northeast facilities. |
New |
This product comes 80% from existing facilities, 20% from new wind
facilities. |
Availability |
Available to residential and small commercial accounts in CMP & BHE
territories. |
Product certifications |
This product comes 80% from a facility certified by the Low Impact Hydro Institute and will therefore meet the standards for Green-e certification. |
Emissions rates |
No emissions will be created by this product. |
Other benefits |
This product continues to provide a simple, reasonably priced mechanism
for households to offset their environmental impact. |
Price per block |
Not applicable |
Price per kWh |
9.0 c/kWh
N.B. Prices for this product are confirmed when the customer signs a contract and will remain fixed for the duration of that contract. Prices for new contracts, however, may change. Please check MeIPL’s website to confirm pricing. |
Billing options |
Billing via existing monthly bill. |
Notable contract terms |
The contract term for this product is 36 months from inititation of
contract.
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Special features |
There is no charge to switch to MRE. However, once you
switch, you cannot switch back to the Standard Offer until
the end of your contract. |
"Maine Clean Power Plus is the
best because..." |
This product represents the best of both fish-friendly
small hydro and support for new generation via
wind.
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"OK, I’m ready to buy..." |

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