About Us
The Institute has taken the title "Hudson" since the New York Hudson River Valley is arguably the birthplace of the environmental movement...
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Providing choice to the consumer
Open dialog on competitive markets
Promoting renewables through education
The Hudson Renewable Energy Institute (THREI.org) is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation established to encourage development and use of renewable energy through the competitive market and educating consumers on smart energy choices.
We provide an unbiased source of energy market information creating a smarter consumer. Our members come from all walks of life, in various sectors of industry, government and business that are interested in being energy smart.
Renewable Energy
starts with the consumer
We encourage development of the renewable energy marketplace to include:
- Consumers Seeking To Purchase Renewable Energy
- Information On The Usefulness Of Renewables
- Small Companies Utilizing New Energy Sources, And
- Large Corporations Capitalizing On The Market Value Of Renewables
We promote the voluntary purchase of renewable supply by consumers.
A sustainable competitive marketplace is based upon customer knowledge and simplicity. We are promoting and simplifying the means for consumers to purchase their energy needs. Questions of individual purchase of renewable sources of energy generation are topics of consumer interest.
We provide an unbiased source of market information on renewables.
Individual purchase of renewable energy supply is convoluted. The marketplace now heaviliy relies on government subsidies for support. We encourage the production of renewable energy through competitive market mechanisms. We encourage the differentiation of renewable energy as a separate source of supply with very beneficial attributes.
The founders of
The Hudson Renewable Energy Institute
The founders of THREI were concerned with the direction renewable energy development was taking, both nationally and internationally. In the US, the states were competing with the federal government on renewable portfolio standards. Renewable project development was being subsidized by individual consumers who did not realize they were subsidizing renewable development. At the same time, these customers might be seeking to purchase renewable energy to satisfy a desire to “be green”.
A market test was conducted to discern support for such an Institute. Parties from education, industry and government were interviewed. Unanimous support for institute establishment was expressed.
Our members come from all walks of life, in various sectors of industry, government and business that are interested in being energy smart.
