100% verified and certified international Renewable Energy Certificates
The Flo Commitment
What does this mean?
When you choose our Flo Business Fixed plan, we match your electricity usage with international Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to support ongoing renewable generation globally. This means you are helping renewable generators around the world produce more renewable energy while getting bang for your buck.
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
When a global renewable energy generator produces one megawatt-hour (MWh) of energy, it receives one international REC. We purchase these international RECs to match our customers’ usage and redeem them on their behalf. Through this process, generators are incentivised to produce more renewable energy, thanks to Flo customers.
Flo buys international RECs that are certified and accredited by trusted global registries, such as the Xpansiv I-REC Registry and TIGR by APX. These registries provide robust attribute tracking standards, ensuring our RECs are legitimate.
Let’s break it down
Purchase
We purchase international RECs to match your electricity usage.
Surrender
We surrender those international RECs on your behalf
Report
We’ll send an annual update showing your contribution to the global renewable energy movement through your energy plan with Flo.
Questions
Renewable energy is energy generated from a source that is not depleted when used i.e. sunlight, wind or water.
International RECs are produced when a renewable energy generator generates one megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity. Each international REC has a unique identification number and information about how it was generated, where, and when. Flo purchases international RECs and surrenders them for each MWh of electricity you use.
Purchasing international RECs increases the demand for renewable energy generation. Creating more demand incentivises generators to produce more renewables which are better for the environment.
GreenPower uses government-accredited large-scale generation certificates (LGCs) sourced from Australian renewable electricity generators. GreenPower renewable electricity is recognised as zero emissions renewable electricity by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, CDP, RE100, Climate Active and NABERS. If your business buys 100% GreenPower to match all of your organisation's electricity consumption, it can credibly claim that it has zero emissions from its electricity use under the market-based accounting method for Scope 2 emissions.
The Flo Commitment won't be applied to your plan if you choose Flo Business GreenPower. This means you'll be supporting Australian-made renewable energy generation instead of global.