Receive Grüner Strom-Label
Get quality seal for your green electricity tariff Certification requirements
You would like to have your tariff certified: The obligations associated with certification are regulated in detail in the label agreement and the criteria catalog.
In essence, you are committing to...
... to 100 % green electricity.
You supply your customers with electricity 100% of which comes from renewable energies. Guarantees of origin that are traded independently of an electricity supply are not recognized as sole proof.
... on energy transition projects.
They promote the expansion of renewable energies with a fixed minimum amount per kWh. The subsidy amounts are staggered in four classes and are based on consumption:
| Consumption / year | Invest Commitment |
|---|---|
| up to 10.000 kWh | 0.5 cents per kWh |
| 10,000 kWh to 100,000 kWh | 0.4 cents per kWh |
| 100,000 kWh to 3,000,000 kWh | 0.2 cents per kWh |
| from 3.000.000 kWh | 0.1 cent per kWh |
... to quality.
Evidence of compliance with the criteria, key data such as the volume of gas sold, and the amount of the investment commitment and its use are regularly reviewed.
... to transparency.
You report transparently to your customers about the certified tariff and the use of the subsidies.
Your path to certification
Step by step to the seal of approval for your green electricity tariff
Step 1
You fill the Initial certification form and inform us about your company and the green electricity tariff you would like to have certified.
Step 2
We will check your information, discuss all open questions together with you and advise you on the Tariff design. Provided there is nothing to the contrary, we subsequently give the "green light".
Step 3
We sign with you the label agreement with the annexes Green electricity criteria catalog and Certification procedure. These documents lay down the basis for certification.
Step 4
You will receive the label for the rest of the current Certification period in advance and can now start selling the tariff directly.
How to check your tariff Certification procedure
Testing
After signing the label agreement, we will issue you the label for the rest of the certification period in advance. You can start directly with the distribution of the product.
The regular audit always takes place retrospectively. At the end of the first period and subsequently every two years, you submit documents on the basis of which it is checked whether the criteria have been met.
Expert opinion
The results are summarized in an expert report and validated by an independent institute. Grüner Strom Label e.V. then decides whether the label will be extended.
In the years when there is no audit, continue to keep us informed about product development and how the grant money is being used.
Certification costs
This is what you pay for the label
The costs for the Grüner Strom-Label are divided into
1. The label fee
2. The certification fee
Sales-dependent components of the offer always refer to the sales of the entire green electricity tariff.
Label fee
The label fee is annual raised and depends on the Sales volume of your tariff.
It is used for services for the label holders, e.g. the supervision of the certification, public relations and the operation of the office.
Certification fee
The certification fee is Every two years raised and is basically effort-dependent staggered.
The assessment parameter for both fees is generally the sales volume of the previous year of certification or, in the case of a new product launch, the estimated sales volume of the product.
Together for the energy turnaround
Your contact
This is what we have achieved together
Bei der Wahl eines zertifizierten Ökostrom- oder Gastarifs unterstützt du die Energiewende direkt. Pro verbrauchter Kilowattstunde fließt ein fester Betrag in den Ausbau Erneuerbarer Energien.
What you should know about green electricity
Grüner Strom-Label
Frequently asked questions
With Green Electricity-certified green electricity tariffs, guaranteed investments flow into the expansion of renewable energies. The level of investment is determined by a fixed amount per kilowatt hour consumed. Thus, your green power purchase indirectly influences investments in the energy transition.The funding areas include the mobility transition, energy infrastructure, energy efficiency, and other projects that serve the energy transition, such as nature conservation, development cooperation, and education.
The full range of funding opportunities can be found in the criteria catalog for the Grüner Strom-Label. Selected energy transition projects can be found here.
Green Electricity
Green electricity is electrical energy that comes from renewable sources. It can be generated from solar radiation, wind and water power, biomass, geothermal energy or sewage gas. Electricity from renewable sources is ecologically and socially sound because it protects the climate and reduces the consumption of fossil, finite resources. In addition, it does not produce hazardous waste, such as radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. When you buy green electricity, it doesn't mean that green electricity is actually coming out of the pipe. Every kilowatt hour generated flows into an electricity lake, from which it is then redistributed to end customers. In other words, everyone gets the same physical electricity. But every single green electricity customer helps to make the electricity lake ever greener. However, green electricity does not automatically promote the energy transition. For this, additional investments must be made in the expansion of renewable energies. This is guaranteed by tariffs that carry the Green Electricity label. - -
Electricity from renewable energies is ecologically and socially acceptable because it protects the climate and the environment. Consumption of fossil, finite resources reduced is produced. In addition, no hazardous waste is produced, such as radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.
When you buy green electricity, this does not mean that green electricity actually comes out of the line. Every kilowatt hour generated flows into a Stromsee, aus dem er dann an die Endkund*innen weiterverteilt wird. D.h. alle bekommen denselben physischen Strom. Doch jede*r einzelne Ökostromkund*in hilft dabei, den Stromsee immer grüner werden zu lassen.
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Der entscheidende Punkt bei einem Ökostromtarif ist, ob Verbraucher*innen mit ihrer Kaufentscheidung für einen . . Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien is subsidized. This is not the case with many green electricity offers.
Wenn du einen Tarif beziehst, der mit unserem Gütesiegel ausgezeichnet ist, kannst du sicher sein, dass pro verbrauchter Kilowattstunde, Gelder in den Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien fließen.
Green electricity tariffs for private customers require an investment of at least 0.5 cents per kilowatt hour. Many energy providers also invest more than 0.5 cents per kilowatt hour.
. tariff portal of the environmental associations for switching energy providers. vergleichen willst, wird dir die Förderkomponente und somit dein Energiewende-Beitrag bei dem jeweiligen Tarif angezeigt.
For commercial customers, the subsidy is lower due to the higher consumption values: it ranges from 0.1 cents to 0.4 cents per kilowatt hour.
Yes. Green electricity tariffs do not necessarily have to bear a label. Certification by the Grüner Strom-Label or other seals of approval is voluntary. There are electricity providers who do not have their tariffs independently verified at all. Here, consumers must decide for themselves how credible the offer is.
In addition, it is not the energy providers that are certified, but only the individual tariffs. You can find more information about our certification here.
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