Gexa Energy in Texas offers 100 percent renewable energy to customers

Gexa Energy achieved its goal of shifting all residential customers to 100 percent renewable energy.

In August 2019, Gexa, based in Texas, announced that it planned to deliver green power in a strategic focus and source all electricity plans from clean energy.

“Renewable energy truly is our future,” Gexa Energy President Brian Landrum said. “Renewable energy is good for customers and the environment, and increasingly, the economics of renewable energy make it good for business, too. It’s a win all around, and we’ve got big plans for the state of Texas.”

Gexa Energy has provided 100 percent green electricity by purchasing and retiring renewable energy certificates (RECs) from wind and solar producers to match its customers’ electricity usage. Each of these certificates represents one megawatt-hour of green power that has been added to the grid. In addition, buying RECs helps the company fund further development of green energy efforts.

“Gexa is very proud to offer Texans affordable green energy plans at no extra cost,” Landrum said. “And we’re fully committed to keep introducing additional plans, products, and services that help people consume energy wisely.”

Gexa is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun. NextEra currently operates more than 19,000 megawatts of wind and solar generation in North America.