Norway World Leaders in Renewable Energy

OSLO, Norway, December 21, 2012 /
PRNewswire/ --
Norway is in a special position when it
comes to energy. 95% of the energy
produced in Norway comes from
hydropower, and the energy prices are
the lowest in Europe. Despite of this,
Norwegian consumers use less
environmentally friendly energy.
Big demand for guarantee of origin
Renewable energy is in big demand in
many European countries. More and
more Europeans want energy with
guarantee of origin. Because of this,
Norwegian hydropower is sold on the
European market, and Norwegian
households buy energy from less
environmentally friendly sources,
imported from other countries.
In June, the Norwegian Water Resources
and Energy Directorate (NVE) announced
its updated declaration of energy.
Figures show that 45 % of the energy
bought in Norway comes from fossil
fuels, while more than 30% comes from
nuclear power. NVE's numbers are in
sharp contrast to the myth that they
mostly use clean hydropower in Norway.
"Norway is in a special position when it
comes to renewable energy," says Finn
Erik Arctander, Managing Director of
Telinet Energi. "Because most of the
electricity in Norway is produced from
hydropower, we are used to thinking that
the power we use is green energy. The
challenge is that we sell much of our
renewable power abroad and in return
we import electricity from coal and
nuclear power."
To get the renewable energy they want,
Norwegian consumers now need to
actively demand this from their power
supplier.
"We see a big increase in customers that
are environmentally conscious. They
want origin-guaranteed energy in Norway
as well, and they choose their power
supplier based on this rather than on
price only," says Arctander. "The good
news is that environmentally friendly
energy is not more expensive than the
energy bought from fossil fuel and
nuclear power."
Green energy just as inexpensive
A brand new overview shows that many
of the power suppliers with guarantee of
origin have the same low prices, or even
lower, than the others. On top of the
price list for all power suppliers in the
Oslo area, with the lowest prices, we find
Telinet Energi, with 100% green energy.
"This list shows that green energy can
also be affordable," says Arctander.
About Telinet Energi
Telinet Energi AS is certified eco-friendly,
and offers 100% green energy. In
addition to provide renewable energy to
homes and businesses, Telinet sells
various energy saving products such as
heat pumps, electric bikes and water-
saving systems.
http://www.telinet.no
http://www.telinetbloggen.no
http://www.telinetprodukter.no
For further information, please contact:
Finn Erik Arctander, Managing Director of
Telinet Energi
Tel.: +47-91-74-50-52
e-mail: fa@telinetgruppen.no
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