ÖKO-TEST joins a list of independent market watchdogs that confirm the high quality criteria of the green electricity label Grüner Strom. For example, the Lower Saxony Consumer Center, which examined twelve green electricity labels in a detailed market check. Only the Grüner Strom label received the top rating of highly recommendable. Or the recognized shopping guides Nachhaltiger Warenkorb (Sustainable Shopping Cart) and EcoTopTen, in whose selection only very few labels make it.
"In the label market, there is often a lack of even elementary basics such as transparency and independence of a quality seal. There are no statutory minimum requirements," says Rosa Hemmers, chairwoman of Grüner Strom Label e.V. "It is therefore good that independent market watchdogs separate the wheat from the chaff."
In ÖKO-TEST, the overall rating of individual Green Electricity-certified products differs from the tariff features rated as 'very good'. The reason for this is that the overall assessment includes criteria that are not part of the Green Electricity certification. The authors also point out that there are also very good tariffs that are only offered regionally and could not be tested. Who wants to support regional products, should let prove the quality of their tariff characteristics for example on the basis the label green river. Interested customers can use a zip code product search at www.gruenerstrom.info to find all the Grüner Strom-certified products available in their area. are.
About Grüner Strom Label e.V.
The Grüner Strom Label e.V. certifies green energy products. The association awards two seals of approval for this purpose: the Green Electricity Label for green electricity with added value and the Green Gas Label for environmentally compatible biogas. The association is backed by seven non-profit environmental and consumer associations and peace organizations. The Green Electricity and Green Gas labels are the only quality seals for green electricity and biogas in Germany that are supported by leading environmental associations.
