Certified Renewable Energy Product

Every business leaves a mark.

Meridian’s Certified Renewable Energy Product gives your organisation a credible way to report zero market-based Scope 2 emissions and support renewable electricity generation across Aotearoa. Better yet, every unit of electricity matched through Certified contributes to our Decarbonisation Funds, extending your impact into communities across New Zealand, and each year, eligible customers can use up to 50% of their REC charges to support electrification projects within their own organisation.

NZSki’s story as a Certified Renewable Energy customer

Certified is more than renewable energy certificates. Eligible customers can use up to 50% of their REC charges to support electrification projects within their own organisation. See how NZSki has put the Business Decarbonisation Fund into action.

The impact our Certified customers are creating for communities across Aotearoa

See the impact in action

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    Just Zilch

    Founded in 2011 in Palmerston North, Just Zilch is New Zealand's longest-running free store. The principle is simple: anyone who comes through the door is welcome to take what they need, no questions asked. 

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    Whakatipu Reforestation Trust

    The Whakatipu Basin has lost around 95% of its indigenous biodiversity, and the Whakatipu Reforestation Trust was set up to help bring it back. Operating a volunteer-run community nursery on council land near Queenstown, the Trust propagates and grows up to 12,000 native plants each year, planting them out onto public conservation land across the basin. 

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    The Graveyard Shift

    The Graveyard Shift is a volunteer-led community group dedicated to reclaiming graves that would otherwise be lost to overgrowth. Each month, volunteers of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds gather at Taitā Cemetery and St John's Upper Hutt to clear weeds, uncover headstones, and recover what time has almost taken: names, dates, memories.

So how does it work?

We’re committed to doing good things with our energy and helping you do good things with yours

  • The Certified electricity you buy from Meridian is matched to the power put into the grid by our Certified hydroelectric power station and wind farms, which are independently verified by BraveTrace as 100% renewable and releasing zero carbon emissions.

    That process earns you internationally recognised Renewable Energy Certificates, which allow you to report your market-based Scope 2 emissions as zero (using the market-based reporting methodology, in accordance with the GHG Protocol’s Scope 2 Guidance).

    What makes Certified stand out is that 100% of the net proceeds are reinvested into Meridian’s Decarbonisation Funds. It’s an initiative set up to help community groups and businesses actively reduce their carbon emissions.

  • To date, we’ve certified 4,281 GWh of electricity[1] for 231 Certified Renewable Energy customers, which has in turn generated $4.73 million for the Community Decarbonisation Fund.

    Community groups and organisations can apply for funding from the Community Decarbonisation Fund by providing key project information like a quote, a basic plan and some details that allow us to assess the project’s emissions impact.

    Eligible Certified energy customers can also apply for the Business Decarbonisation Fund, which empowers them to use 50% of the charges they pay for Certified Renewable Energy certificates to fund their own eligible electrification projects, with the remaining net proceeds from the charges they pay going to the Community Fund.

    [1] Verified by BraveTrace

Certified Impact & Transparency report

Receive an annual Certified Impact and Transparency Report detailing the community projects funded through our partnership. You'll also receive a Certified customer marketing toolkit to clearly show your commitment and impact to your stakeholders. 

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Alternative to carbon offsetting

Purchase a credible, cost-effective alternative to offsets to meet your renewable energy reporting goals.

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Zero market-based Scope 2 Emissions

Report your market-based Scope 2 electricity emissions as zero in accordance with the GHG Protocol’s Scope 2 Guidance.

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Find out more about Certified

Looking for more detail? Our Product Information Pack has everything you need to understand how the product works, the benefits it offers and how to get started.

Ready to take the next step towards sustainability?

Get in touch with us today for a no-obligation chat to learn more about our Certified Renewable Energy product and explore the pricing options that best suit your business.

Our team will be in touch within three business days.