RECs for individuals, RECs for residences, RECs for businesses
Individual Child REC
This REC package covers the electric use for a child. We consider a child to be anyone up to 13 years of age. The EPA estimate for electric use is 920 kilowatt hours per month per household.
Children have the lowest electric use of any family member. They go to bed earlier, so they use less lighting, and they make less use of appliances like refrigerators and stoves. The appliances they do use, like televisions and computers, are fairly efficient. We estimate typical use for a child to be 175 kilowatt hours per month.
Carbon equivalence is based on the national average of 1,118 lbs. of CO2 per megawatt hour.
Packages Available:
| Electric Use | CO2 Equivalence | |
| One month | 175 kWh | 196 lbs. |
| Three months | 525 kWh | 587 lbs. |
| Calendar year | 2,100 kWh | 2,348 lbs. |
Individual Student REC
This REC package covers the electric use for a student. We consider a student to be anyone between the ages of 14 and 21. The EPA estimate for electric use is 920 kilowatt hours per month per household.
As children grow older, they stay up later and use more appliances and electric devices. This is particularly true of college students, who use a lot of light attending classes and burning the “midnight oil.” They are also starting to use high-usage appliance, like stoves and washers, more often (well…sometimes!) We estimate typical student use at 250 kilowatt hours per month.
Carbon equivalence is based on the national average of 1,118 lbs. of CO2 per megawatt hour.
Packages Available:
| Electric Use | CO2 Equivalence | |
| One month | 250 kWh | 280 lbs. |
| Three months | 750 kWh | 839 lbs. |
| Calendar year | 3,000 kWh | 3,354 lbs. |
Individual Adult REC
This REC package covers the electric use for an adult, or any individual over the age of 21. The EPA estimate for electric use is 920 kilowatt hours per month per household.
While it may seem that it’s the children who spend all their time using electricity, most of the devices they use (phones, computers, iPods) use less electricity than the appliances that are part of adult responsibility: refrigerators, stoves, washer and dryers. Yes, it’s adults who do the real work keeping a household going, and they use the most electricity in the process. We estimate typical adult usage at 275 kilowatt hours per month.
Carbon equivalence is based on the national average of 1,118 lbs. of CO2 per megawatt hour.
Packages Available:
| Electric Use | CO2 Equivalence | |
| One month | 275 kWh | 307 lbs. |
| Three months | 825 kWh | 922 lbs. |
| Calendar year | 3,300 kWh | 3,689 lbs. |
Residence RECs for apartment or house
We have REC packages for four sizes of residence: an apartment, a small house (1-2 bedrooms), a medium house (2-3 bedrooms) and a large house (4+ bedrooms).
The EPA average of 920 kilowatt hours per month assumes a fairly small house.
Carbon equivalence is based on the national average of 1,118 lbs. of CO2 per megawatt hour.
Packages Available:
| Apartment | Electric Use | CO2 Equivalence |
| One month | 500 kWh | 559 lbs. |
| Three months | 1,500 kWh | 1,677 lbs. |
| Calendar year | 6,000 kWh | 6,708 lbs. |
| Small House | Electric Use | CO2 Equivalence |
| One month | 750 kWh | 839 lbs. |
| Three months | 2,250 kWh | 2,516 lbs. |
| Calendar year | 9,000 kWh | 10,062 lbs. |
| Medium House | Electric Use | CO2 Equivalence |
| One month | 1,000 kWh | 1,118 lbs. |
| Three months | 3,000 kWh | 3,354 lbs. |
| Calendar year | 12,000 kWh | 13,416 lbs. |
| Large House | Electric Use | CO2 Equivalence |
| One month | 2,000 kWh | 2,236 lbs. |
| Three months | 6,000 kWh | 6,708 lbs. |
| Calendar year | 24,000 kWh | 26,832 lbs. |
Business RECs
Unlike residential users, most businesses keep close tabs on their electric bills and know exactly what their annual use is.
We have one REC package aimed at smaller businesses, with a total of up to 10,000 kilowatt hours per year.
For businesses that are larger, we will create a custom REC package based on an individual consultation and review. Call Community Green Energy at 262-248-0927.
Carbon equivalence is based on the national average of 1,118 lbs. of CO2 per megawatt hour.
Packages Available:
| Electric Use | CO2 Equivalence | |
| One month | 833 kWh | 931 lbs. |
| Three months | 2,500 kWh | 2,795 lbs. |
| Calendar year | 10,000 kWh | 11,180 lbs. |