California

SFE Energy’s Eco Natural Gas Program matches its customers’ natural gas usage with corresponding carbon offsets.  In support of SFE Energy’s Eco Natural Gas Program, SFE Energy purchases carbon offsets from a carbon offset registry such as CSA GHG Clean Projects Registry, American Carbon Registry (ACR), the Climate Action Reserve (CAR), the Gold Standard (GS), and the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program.  The listed carbon offset projects on these registries are subject to independent third party verification. For its 50% Eco Natural Gas product, SFE Energy purchases and retires on its customers’ behalf, an amount of verified carbon emissions reductions, instruments or allowances to offset 3.0 tonnes per 1000 therms, which is equivalent to 50% carbon emissions reduction, of CO2 or CO2e produced based on its customers’ natural gas usage amount.  On an annual basis, SFE Energy verifies that 50% of each customer’s total annual natural gas usage has been offset with corresponding carbon emissions reductions, instruments or allowances pursuant to the aforementioned metric.