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What is green energy?
Green energy is a general term for renewable energy that private persons and companies buy from their energy supplier. At the moment, green energy refers to electricity from renewable energy sources. However, in the future it may be possible to buy 'green gas' or 'green heat'.
Renewable energy sources like wind energy, solar energy, biomass (wood, straw) and hydropower will not become depleted. Using them does not harm the environment, in contrast with the generation of energy from coal, gas or oil.
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The market for green energy in The United Kingdom
Green electricity as a product has been available to some customers in the UK since 1997, but only since complete liberalisation of the electricity market in May 1999 has every consumer had the option of signing up for the special green energy tariffs offered by most electricity suppliers.
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Stimulating green energy
The most recent events in UK renewable energy policy come in the form of two proposed pieces of government legislation, the Utilities Bill and the Climate Change Levy.
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