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Service and logos
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Logos (web versions)
| Gütesiegel | Webversion | |
|---|---|---|
| Grüner Strom | png-Format | jpg-Format |
| Grünes Gas | png-Format | jpg-Format |
Logos (print versions)
| Print version | Logo set |
|---|---|
| eps format | zip format |
| eps format | zip format |
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Text modules english
Grüner Strom-Label key messages
(117 words)
The Grüner Strom-Label is the only green electricity label in Germany supported by leading environmental organizations like BUND, NABU or EUROSOLAR. It aims to help consumers find their way in the complex electricity market.
- Genuine green electricity 100 % sourced from renewable energy
- Guaranteed investments in new facilities and innovative energy projects
- Recommended by leading environmental organizations including consumer protection groups
- Independent third-party certification pursuant to highest environmental standards
- The first seal of approval for green electricity in Germany since 1998
A central aspect of the Grüner Strom certification is that electricity providers invest a fixed amount per kilowatt-hour in new renewable electricity generation plants. More than 1600 projects were realized and co-funded in this way.
Grünes Gas-Label key messages
(105 words)
The Grünes Gas-Label is the only biogas label in Germany supported by environmental organizations like BUND, NABU or EUROSOLAR. It aims to help consumers find their way in the complex market for gas products.
- With genuine biogas sourced by environmentally-friendly means
- Advancement of regional and decentralized economic activity
- Recommendation and endorsement by leading environmental organizations and consumer information groups
- Independent third-party certification pursuant to highest environmental standards
- First seal of approval for biogas product options in Germany
A central aspect of the Green Gas certification is that the ecologically acceptable production of biogas is checked on all processing steps up to the raw material.
Grüner Strom Label e.V.
(76 words)
The Gruener Strom Label association (Grüner Strom Label e.V.) issues two seals of approval - Grüner Strom is granted for green electricity and Grünes Gas is granted for biogas. The Bonn based association was founded in 1998 by several non-profit environmental organizations including consumer information groups and peace-furthering organizations, inter alia, NABU, BUND, EUROSOLAR and Verbraucher Initative. Grüner Strom and Grünes Gas are the only seals of approval in Germany, indicating endorsement by leading environmental organizations.
Green Electricity - The Green Electricity Label of Environmental Associations
The animated clip shows what the Grüner Strom-Label stands for and what benefits it brings. Anyone interested can embed the video on their homepage. The following options are available for embedding the video:
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| Color | R | G | B | Color code |
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| Gray | 102 | 102 | 102 | #666666 |
| Light gray | 246 | 246 | 246 | #f6f6f6 |
| Dark blue | 67 | 73 | 105 | #434969 |
| Orange | 238 | 142 | 34 | #ee8e22 |
| Green | 141 | 198 | 63 | #8dc63f |
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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.. Die Bereiche umfassen die Mobilitätswende, Energieinfrastruktur, Energieeffizienz sowie sonstige Energiewende-dienliche Projekte, wie Naturschutz, Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und Bildung.
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.
The Grüner Strom-Label is awarded for a green electricity tariff, not for the provider itself. The label criteria therefore relate primarily to the tariff.Thus, the Grüner Strom-Label can be found on tariffs of independent green electricity providers as well as on tariffs of municipal utilities that sell conventional electricity in addition to the certified green electricity.
Nevertheless, the Green Electricity certification also looks at aspects concerning the supplier. For example, the Grüner Strom-Label will not be granted to any company that is still directly involved in a coal-fired power plant on the cut-off date of 1.1.2027, i.e. operates a coal-fired power plant itself or is involved in an operating company with share capital/share capital. Participation in nuclear power plants is also an exclusion criterion.
In our Tariff portal of the environmental associations "vergleich-dich-gruen" You will find all tariffs and can easily switch to a real green electricity tariff with a Grüner Strom-Label.
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.
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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