Description of the Quality Classes for Eco ISPs

All providers need to meet the following criteria to be accepted for our database:

• Declaration of the source of the electricity (e.g. mention of the elictricity supplier)
• Credibility and transparency of the company or organization
• Information of the supplied product for the customer
• No nuclear power at all

Green Energy Type A

Mandatory criteria:

• The provider is specialized in green power.
• Ecological minimum standards for their equipment are fulfilled.
• Reselling is not allowed.
• The energy supplier needs to be independent of nuclear power plant.

Optional criteria (upgrading):

• The provider subsidizes renewable power plants.
• Construction of eco-electricity plants (innovative)
• Sustainability in the company
• Dealing with the customers in a professional way (data protection, outages)
• Support of the region by investments

Green Energy Type B

• The provider subsidizes renewable power plants.
• Ecological minimum standards for their equipment are fulfilled.
• The customers are informed about the origin of the planes.
• The energy is either renewable energy (REG-energy) or power from power heat cogeneration plants (CHP) without fossil fuels.
• The supplier can be a conventional energy supplier with an eco-power rate.
• Acquisition of renewable energy instead of in-house production is accepted.

Green Energy Type C

• Gives the information that he offers eco-power (without any background information).
• Holders of certificates (e.g. RECS) are accepted.