Green Tags [RE-wrenches]

[Holt Kelly]

Wrenches,
>From the CEO of Mainstay Energy. One thing he does not mention is that 
the sytems DO NOT have to be exporting to the grid--they meter total 
output of sytem. Also, as I understand it, no entity has to give you 
permission to sell the green tags. Hope this is of interest.




Holt,

Good to talk to you yesterday.  Per our conversation, I do definitely 
want to reach the members of PV-Wrenches that you mentioned.  If you 
don't mind doing a post on our behalf, then you can offer this:

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Mainstay Energy is actively involved in the purchase of Green Tags (also 
known as RECs, TRCs, Green Certificates) from small and medium scale 
renewables.  The main focus of our effort is currently on PV solar 
sources, but we do trade in other renewables such as small wind, 
low-impact hydro, etc.

We function as an aggregator, certifier, and marketer for these small 
scale installations.  As an aggregator, we are able to combine the 
output from thousands of sites into quantities which are attractive to 
the wholesale and retail markets.  As a certifier, we ensure that the 
end products are certified according to the premier standards in the 
industry, which is usually the Green-e standard for national products, 
as well as state-level certification for regional products.  As a 
marketer, we actively seek out the markets where the tags we acquire 
will command a good premium.

Contracts with individual generators are usually 3,5, or 10 years.  The 
price for the Green Tag contracts usually "float" quarter to quarter 
according to market prices, but we are also sometimes able to enter into 
fixed-price or up-front contracts as well.  The difference in contracts 
depends on the state and current market conditions.

We do work with RE industry members such as dealers and installer, both 
to help introduce green tag sales to past installations, and also to use 
them as a selling tool moving forward.  If you are interested in your 
firm participating, please visit our web site and apply to the Partners 
Program.  If you have any further questions about Mainstay Energy or 
what we do, please give me a call or email (contact info given below).  

Hoyt Hudson
CEO, Mainstay Energy


Hoyt Hudson
Mainstay Energy
direct: 312-642-2427
mainstayenergy.com
"renewable energy returns"
1-877-GREENTAG 
  



Holt E. Kelly
Holtek Fireplace & Solar Products
Waco, TX.

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