Our Green Projects
You have the power to make a difference. Offset your carbon footprint with ReBalance, and your funds will support environmentally sustainable projects across the U.S. – all registered and tracked by the North American Renewables Registry™, one of the trusted systems of record by the Green-e® Energy Program.
WIND
Generators are mounted on posts hundreds of feet in the air and produce electricity from the rotating of a shaft inside an electromagnetic field. Generally 10-20 generators will be located in a given area. When wind generation is installed, developers must invest in considerable infrastructure including roads on which the heavy posts and generators can move into location and high tension wires that can transport the power across the countryside to substations.
SOLAR
Solar electricity is generated from utility-scale solar “farms”. These farms consist of thousands of solar panels mounted on steel posts. When built in fields the posts allow for sheep to graze under the panels and for cultivation of low-lying plants such as lavender. Some solar farm arrays are actually built on large rooftops such as large warehouses or factories.
Ultimately, solar panels are a powerful and predictable source of renewable energy. The advantage of solar energy is that it is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. Solar energy has a reduced impact on the environment compared to fossil fuels. Its greenhouse gas emissions are inconsequential as the technology does not require any fuel combustion.
HYDRO
Hydropower is the single largest renewable energy source with approximately 60% of all renewable electricity generated by hydropower. Hydropower is an ideal complement to variable renewables like wind and solar, thanks to its flexibility and energy storage services. Hydropower can meet demand when these intermittent sources are unavailable.
Hydropower is among the cleanest sources of electricity, with a low greenhouse gas emission intensity compared to other energy forms. Modern hydropower plants are helping to accelerate the clean energy transition, providing essential power, storage, flexibility, and climate mitigation services. Hydropower generates more than 4,000 terawatt hours of electricity globally every year, enough to supply over 1 billion people with clean energy.
Reforestation
Reforestation is the process of replanting an area with trees that had been previously deforested. Reforestation/forest preservation carbon offset projects sequester CO2 emissions from the atmosphere in trees and soil and have many co-benefits for communities and local wildlife. Reforestation delivers an effective way to remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere and helps preserve and restore the very ecosystems that sequester harmful greenhouse gases (GHGs), namely carbon dioxide (CO2), making them invaluable in the climate fight. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and permit periodic culling to enhance growth, reduce fire hazards, and generate income to make the projects sustainable. Different species of timber absorb carbon dioxide at different rates, with soft pine growing the fastest and ramping up carbon absorption most quickly.
Landfill Gas
Municipal landfills produce methane, a gas that scientists say, molecule for molecule, is 23 times more harmful to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Altogether landfills throughout the world are a major contributor to global methane emissions and climate change. Today, developers drill pipes into the landfill and collect the gas, cleaning it of moisture and other impurities and then piping it to electric generators that would otherwise consume natural gas from wells.
Methane Capture
Environmentally conscious ranchers are now investing in equipment to capture – or “sequester” — the methane that is released from the digestion of cows, sheep, goats, buffalo and other livestock. The digesters, in turn, produce other valuable commodities for use by the ranchers including fertilizers. Using anaerobic digesters, methane is captured as the manure breaks down and is then destroyed when it is burned as a fuel to produce electricity. Additionally, these digesters can produce a variety of other products that help the farm and reduce environmental impact. The fibrous material can be separated, dried, and used as bedding while the liquid effluent can be used as fertilizer. Anaerobic digestion also aids local communities.
Carbon Capture
Even after coal mines are abandoned the open seams continue to emit methane which is far more toxic to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Likewise, shale gas and oil wells allow thousands of tons of methane to leak into the atmosphere. Developers sequester this methane, thereby earning certificates that reward them for reducing the harmful effects of these emissions.
How We Choose Our Projects:
The greenhouse gas or carbon reductions must represent actual emission reductions. These reductions are based on approved methodologies or protocols which require rigorous monitoring, reporting and verification of the project’s activities. All carbon offset projects are held to a uniform set of benchmarks to maintain a consistently high level of quality. Our standards, as well as those of leading certification bodies, address these essential criteria for carbon reduction projects. Many projects provide a range of additional ecosystem services that enhance biodiversity, preserve natural habitats, control erosion, reduce localized air and water pollution, and more. The projects we select not only benefit the environment but also improve the socio-economic conditions by providing clean energy, creating jobs, technological advancement, opportunities conducive to trade and development of the community.
About Us:
ReBalance is 100% owned by Solomon Energy Inc. The ReBalance team is comprised of experienced professionals with deep experience in renewable energy.
How ReBalance Works:
ReBalance pools all contributions made at checkout to buy RECs – Renewable Energy Certificates – from carefully vetted projects. Our model allows individuals and businesses to purchase carbon offsets at a volume-discounted rate. For every $1 contributed, ReBalance offsets approximately 133 pounds of GHG emissions that would have otherwise been released into the atmosphere.
We diversify our project portfolio to include wind, solar, hydro, forestry projects, methane sequestration, landfill gas and carbon capture projects that offset the carbon footprints of our subscribers through quantifiable carbon dioxide credits issued and verified by third parties.
The carbon offset projects we endorse and fund are third-party verified by [the Climate Action Reserve (CAR), Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), The Gold Standard, and/or The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).] This oversight ensures that all contributions are directed to the highest quality projects, have been rigorously and independently verified, and have emission reductions that are both measurable and permanent according to the highest internationally recognized standards.
We generate a personal certificate for every purchase validating that the funds were invested in one of ReBalances’ renewable energy projects to reduce your carbon footprint and make a difference for the planet.
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