GREENPOWER & GREEN GAS

GreenPower is Government accredited renewable electricity generated from a source built since 1997. Only those products that meet the stringent rules and guidelines of the Government's GreenPower accreditation programme can carry the accredited GreenPower tick.
This is your guarantee that Origin's GreenPower products are fully accredited by the Government.

When you purchase one of our GreenPower products, we'll have the chosen percentage of your electricity consumption matched into the electricity grid with electricity from GreenPower accredited renewable sources which include:

• Wind generation, using the energy from the wind to turn blades on wind turbines to produce electricity.
• Hydro generation, using power that is derived from the force or energy of moving water to produce electricity.
• Solar generation, using solar cells (photovoltaic cells) to convert the sun's rays into electricity..
• Biomass and biogas, this involves using organic sources such as plant material or methane gas from rubbish tips to generate electricity.
  
  We currently buy electricity from all these forms of renewable generation. We don't buy any electricity generated from the burning of wood waste from the clearing of native forests.

The GreenPower website has a list of all GreenPower generators registered with the program. Visit http://www.greenpower.gov.au

Find out more with Origin's Energy Advisor Anne Armansin

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We offer Australia's first Green gas to help minimise the impact of your gas consumption on greenhouse gas emissions. When you choose Origin Green Gas we offset the greenhouse gas emissions generated from your gas consumption. You'll receive supply in the same way as before, but you'll be doing your bit for the environment.

We estimate the emissions produced by your natural gas consumption and offset them, by the tonne, through our independently audited Carbon Reduction Scheme™, which supports a range of verified greenhouse gas offset programs. For every tonne of emissions generated from your gas usage, we arrange for one tonne of emission reduction to occur.

Pricing of Green Products varies according to your state, tariff type and any Energy Plans. But you can use this table as a rough guide to the extra cost our Green product options might add to your energy bill:

Green energy option^	Cost (inc. GST)	Est. extra cost
* Show tip Benefits: Choosing 25% Origin GreenPower reduces your household greenhouse gas emissions from electricity use by a quarter over a year. That's equivalent to not using power for 3 months!¹	$1 extra per week	$1.00 per week $13.00 per bill
* Show tip Benefits: The Greenhouse Gas Emissions saved from switching the average household's# electricity to 50% GreenPower is like living without power for 6 months.¹	2.75c extra per kWh	$3.62 per week $47.03 per bill
* Show tip Benefits: By purchasing this product you are helping² to combat climate change.	5.5c extra per kWh	$7.23 per week $94.05 per bill