Global warming threatens the very world we live in and Canadians are among the top contributors to global warming through greenhouse gas emissions. Now, homeowners can choose Summitt Energy's EverGreen Program as an easy and sensible way to contribute to the reduction of climate changing emissions.

Electricity used in your home adds polluting emissions to the atmosphere. You can subtract those bad emissions by purchasing a balanced number of carbon offset credits for emission reductions achieved by projects such as wind, solar, or small hydro generation.

Your home's electricity consumption is a lead indicator of how much polluting emissions you contribute to the environment. The more electricity you use, then the more harmful emissions you are releasing. It's that simple.

That is why Summitt Energy created the EverGreen Program. It allows socially responsible homeowners to offset all or just some of the electricity emissions they personally generate when running their home. Homeowners who choose the EverGreen way to a cleaner environment can let their neighbours know their choice with a "This house is earth friendly" window sign. Reducing our personal carbon footprint is each of our responsibility. It's time to take action.

A carbon offset is an emission reduction credit from another organization's project that results in less carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere than would otherwise occur. When you enroll in the Summitt Energy EverGreen Program, Summitt Energy invests in Canadian - CSA (Canadian Standards Association) certified Carbon Offsets.


When you enroll in the Summitt Energy EverGreen Program, Summitt Energy invests in Canadian - CSA (Canadian Standards Association) certified Carbon Offsets. Summitt Energy and Zerofootprint have partnered to support Canadian carbon reduction programs. When you participate in the Summitt Energy EverGreen program you're supporting projects like:


Through these projects an equivalent amount of carbon emissions to that of the average home's electricity usage (2.2 tonnes of CO2) is offset through the Summitt Energy EverGreen Program and removed from the Canadian environment.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions


The Big Thaw... "The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that if no explicit action is taken to curb GHG emissions from human activities, the global average surface temperature is projected to increase by 1.4 to 5.8 Degrees Celcius between 1990 and 2100. Warming of this magnitude would cause enormous disruption."

The Case for Deep Reductions, Canada's Role in Preventing Dangerous Climate Change, The Pembina Institute.


  1. Turn off lights, install energy efficient lighting, keep your house a few degrees warmer in the summer.
  2. Watch your water usage, install low-flow showerheads.
  3. Turn down your thermostat in the winter.
  4. Buy locally when possible.
  5. Use reusable bottles for water and reusable containers for food.
  6. Recycle. The amount of energy required to make new products is much greater than that to recycle old ones.
  7. Go paperless if possible. Think before you print!
  8. What you can't reduce, offset. Purchase carbon offsets for things like your home electricity use.