green tag

green tag
 n.β€” Β«Those renewable electrons flow onto the grid, and Green Mountain gives FPL what’s known as a “green tag”β€”a certificate that shows part of its electricity has been offset by alternative energy.Β» β€”β€œGreen power used in solar project” by Kristi E. Swartz in Tequesta Palm Beach Post (Florida) May 21, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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