Founded by utility veterans, Sterling Planet today is building on its firm foundation of extensive power plant project development experience. In the works are more than 100 megawatts of new renewable energy capacity. Solar and bioenergy projects in the Southeast, mid-Atlantic region and in Canada’s Ontario province will deliver new renewable energy capacity, beginning in 2008.

As these new projects generate new renewable electricity or ‘green power’, they are also being developed to generate greenhouse gas emission reductions. All Sterling Planet projects are being designed and constructed in accordance with high standards in the carbon offset markets.  

These projects will satisfy the following criteria:

1.    Using renewable energy or energy efficiency technologies
2.    Going above and beyond a ‘business as usual’ scenario
3.    Promoting sustainable development

Sterling Planet projects will seek to attain verified emission reduction standards through rigorous validation and verification by registered third parties. After the projects begin generating electricity or ‘green power’, Sterling Planet will maintain high standards for certification by monitoring emission reductions to ensure ongoing delivery of expected benefits.

Greenhouse gas emission reductions are in high demand due to rising awareness about the need for rigor and transparency in the carbon market. Sterling Planet seeks to ensure that carbon markets work for a long-term carbon solution and that they stimulate local sustainable development. Since fossil fuels are responsible for more than 60% of anthropogenic (caused by humans) greenhouse gas emissions, Sterling Planet projects focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects to reduce emissions at the source.