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Why Buy RECs?

Many businesses are setting goals to power their operations with clean energy, lowering their energy costs and their emissions. But installing solar panels on company property can be complex, and onsite solar may not cover all of a company’s power needs.

That’s why many corporations source clean energy from renewable energy certificates (RECs). RECs are contractual instruments used to track renewable energy production and consumption. For every megawatt-hour (MWh) of renewable electricity generated and sold to the wholesale market, an associated REC is created. Each REC serves as proof that 1 MWh of renewable energy has been produced and will be supplied to a region’s power grid.

RECs can help companies achieve their goals to lower their Scope 2 emissions, indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy, and Scope 3 emissions, indirect emissions from their value chains.

Maximize Your Impact with Seneca RECs

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The Seneca Nation’s tribally owned businesses are the main sources of revenue to the national government and its 8,500 enrolled members. All profits from Seneca Environmental support the government’s operating needs, including programs like the full-immersion Seneca language preservation school and projects like the recently completed high-speed internet infrastructure build-out.

Workforce development is a priority as well: Seneca Environmental and our parent company, Seneca Holdings, employ and train Seneca Nation members through a comprehensive internship program for college-aged Seneca youths and full-time employment to grow the number of Senecas in the companies’ workforce.

By doing business with us, you will directly support the future of a Native Nation that has been deeply impacted by systemic injustice yet has a legacy of environmental stewardship, resilience, and leadership. At Seneca Environmental, we’re redefining this legacy for Senecas now and far into the future.

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Our RECs Product Offering

Seneca Environmental can source, procure, and retire RECs for customers in the voluntary and compliance markets.

Seneca Environmental is a member of the Green-e energy program.

  • Product

    Green-e Certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)

  • Location

    International / Various American RTOs

  • Technology

    Solar / Wind / Hydro

  • Tenor

    Spot and Forward Contracts (up to 30 years)

  • Past Performance

    Federal and Corporate Entities

All Seneca Environmental RECs come with the added impact of doing business with a tribally owned company and supporting a Native Nation.

We also offer additional higher-impact RECs that further enhance that impact. Some of these are from projects in regions of high carbon intensity on the grid, increasing the impact of switching to renewable energy there. Others come with project enhancements that provide Earth-healing benefits beyond just megawatt-hours. These project enhancements include community consultation, workforce training, protecting and nurturing biodiversity and soil health, and combining solar arrays with agriculture.

Seneca Environmental also has the capability to procure from a limited supply of high-impact RECs from tribally owned projects.

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The future of Seneca RECs

Seneca Environmental’s goal is to grow the volume of high-impact RECs across the U.S. sourced directly from tribal renewable energy projects. These projects can be sited on Native lands or elsewhere, provided they are owned by tribes and Native Nations.

Because of the complexities of developing tribal renewable energy projects, which includes obtaining funding, RECs are crucial for making these projects possible. In connecting large energy buyers with tribal communities, we can ensure that these projects move forward.

For corporations, tribal RECs provide increased impact by supporting Native communities’ full participation in the energy transition. By engaging in this previously underexplored area of collaboration, companies can enjoy a meaningful way to support energy independence and self-determination for Native communities across the U.S.

Seneca RECs Case Studies

Wise Ink Media

Client goals:
  • Sustainability: Publish books to meet the highest standards of environmental stewardship — supporting Wise Ink’s new commitment to match the electricity used to publish and print its books with clean energy.
  • Diversity: Support underrepresented communities in the book publishing and media industries.

Solution:

  • Purchase RECs from Seneca Environmental, tracked by the CleanCounts registry, supporting a tribally owned business.
  • RECs have the added impact of being sourced from a pollinator-friendly solar farm mowed by sheep.


Outcomes:

Pinterest

Client goals:
  • Decarbonization: Purchase renewable energy certificates (RECs) to fully achieve goal of 100% renewable energy for offices globally.
  • Equity: Elevate communities that have been under-resourced through funding and collaboration.

Solution:

  • RECs purchase from Seneca Environmental.
  • Provides renewable energy for Pinterest offices and remote employees in 15 countries.
  • Deal includes high-impact RECs tied to a project supporting a local ecosystem, with no-mow native plants and pollinator-friendly practices.


Outcomes:

  • Furthers Pinterest’s goal to achieve 100% renewable energy.
  • Provides positive brand awareness with coverage in outlets like Triple Pundit.
  • Supports Native-led renewable energy initiatives.

General Services Administration

Client goals:

  • Energy transition: Purchase energy attribute certificates (EACs) from carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) generation sources.
  • Decarbonization: Support the Biden Administration’s Federal Sustainability Plan goal of powering all federal operations with CFE by 2030.
  • Equity: Support the the Biden Administration’s commitment to Native Nations.

Solution:

  • Purchase 265,716 MWh of EACs from Seneca Environmental, equivalent to the power that 32,780 typical homes consume in a year.
  • The government’s first-ever purchase of CFE from a tribally owned business under the Indian Energy Purchase Preference provisions of the 2005 Energy Policy Act.


Outcomes:

  • Enables 185 federal buildings across 12 states to use 100% clean electricity.
  • Saves nearly $800,000 compared to what GSA paid for CFE EACs in previous year.
  • Provides a model for energy procurements from tribally owned businesses.

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To learn more about our RECs offerings, contact us at info@senecaenvironmental.com, or fill out the form below.

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