Hi Colin,
I agree that while a few suppliers source all of their electricity from
renewable sources, most simply add a surcharge which is used to fund the
growth of renewable energy infrastructure and price the electricity as
if it were coming from solely renewable energy sources. I'm working on
an article for Wikipedia that will explain green pricing tariffs in
detail as this seems to be lacking in English.
Arguing if the definiton of 'green electricity' is actually 'green' is
not the point, this is already a term that is explicitly advertised at
the charging stations or camp sites (see images in proposal) and also
something that consumers look for as they want to fund renewable
energies in the hope that all grid energy will be completely 'renewable'
in future. While this obviously won't be for at least 15-50 years
depending on who you ask, I think it is a worthwhile attribute to map as
some people are conscious of what types of electricity generation they
wish to support.
Best, Lukas
On 29/09/2020 16:56, Colin Smale wrote:
Hi Lukas,
You do realise that all electricity is the same, irrespective of how
it is generated? The "greenness" or otherwise is not determined by the
connection, but by the subscription/contract that the consumer has
with their supplier.
UNLESS they have a standalone generating capability, like PV or wind
turbine that is not connected to the grid.
On 2020-09-29 16:00, Lukas Richert wrote:
Hi,
I'd like to propose a new tag that defines the source of publicly
available electricity: electricity:source
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/electricity:source>
This could be used as an additional information tag on amenities that
provide electricity for public consumption, such as bike/car charging
stations or camp sites. Many charging stations have nearby solar or
use green pricing tariffs. I've also seen camp sites and harbours
advertise this.
This topic came up as a group wanted to plan a bike tour using
e-bikes but only with renewable energy. I noticed that there appears
to be no easy way to filter for the source of the electricity provided.
Potential discussion: It's not quite clear to me whether power_supply
or electricity is preferred for this type of application. It might
also be interesting for consumers to see which buildings are powered
by green electricity if this is something a store or similar
advertises. So it may be worth expanding the proposal to electricity
used by the public even if not directly available (e.g. lighting in a
store).
Best regards,
Lukas
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