Taiwan News
Date: 2017/02/26
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Taipei (Taiwan News)–The number of electricity users who voluntarily purchased green

The number of electricity users who voluntarily purchased green power in Taiwan has grown from 531 to more than 7,000…(photo from Wikipedia)

power in Taiwan has grown from 531 to more than 7,000, while the consumption of green power has grown from 4.35 million kWh to more than 270 million kWh since 2014 when the Green Power Pilot Program, a three-year promotional scheme, was initialed by the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), according to the ministry.

Compared to the first year, the number of customers has increased by 12 times, and the amount of traded green power has increased by 61 times in 2016. These facts show that more and more people are willing to join, the MOEA said.    [FULL  STORY]