Not enough green electricity generated in the Netherlands

By: Together Abroad 27-01-2016 5:44 PM
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Energy Companies in The Netherlands are not generating nearly enough green power to meet the demands from their own country. Unless consumers specifically ask for Dutch green power, they often get their green electricity generated from the power outlet from abroad.

This is according to figures from Certiq, the subsidiary electricity transmission operator which issues certificates for energy generated from solar, wind, water and biomass.

Green energy is managed by Certificates of Origin (Certificaten van Oorsprong, CVOs) issued by energy companies, which show where it is generated. More and more people want to know where their green power comes from.

More than half of the coming green electricity used in The Netherlands from hydropower in Norway, Sweden, and France. Dutch green electricity is generated mainly in biomass power plants and wind farms, which together accounts for a quarter of Dutch demand.

According Certiq, the only CvOs that The Netherlands may issue, totals about 12.5 percent of certified green electricity in 2015. That amounts to a total of 42.6 terawatts every hours of green electricity.
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