TerraPass project portfolio

To ensure maximum transparency and accountability, every TerraPass offset purchase and marketing claim is verified in an annual audit conducted by an accredited third party.

The audit covers several aspects of our business:

  • Purchase history. Do we actually buy the necessary amount of carbon offsets on behalf of our customers? To ensure that we do, the auditor examines our customer records and offset purchase contracts.
  • Offset quality. Do we adhere to the quality metrics that we say we support? The auditor examines our carbon offset portfolio to ensure that it meets our stated standards.
  • Consumer protection. Do we publicly disclose the contents of every TerraPass purchase? The auditor requires that we include a product content label with every TerraPass purchase, which is sort of like an ingredient list alerting customers to exactly what they're buying.

The project portfolio listings below are part of our audit submittals. We publish each year's full portfolio once it has been verified by our auditor. Customers who choose a custom mix of project types, or who purchase through certain partners such as Expedia or Enterprise Rent-A-Car, receive offsets from a subset of the overall portfolio.

Project feedback

Before TerraPass commits any project to its consumer offset portfolio, it undertakes a 30-day public comment period during which stakeholders and members of the public can give feedback on the project and its eleigibility for a consumer offset portfolio. Read more and see the latest projects in our Project feedback section.

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2010 Project Portfolio

Status: open

The projects below are expected to be included in the final portfolio for customers purchasing offsets from the main TerraPass portfolio between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010. The listing is provisional and is subject to additions, subtractions and changes. All reductions are estimated until verified by an independent third party.

Project Name Location Type Vintage CO2e (mT) Standard Verifier Status
City of Charleston Landfill Charleston, WV LFG 2010
CAR   Awaiting verification
Crow Wing County Landfill Brainerd, MN LFG 2009/10
CAR   Awaiting verification
Flathead County Landfill Kalispell, MT LFG 2009/10
VCS2007   Awaiting validation
George DeRuyter and Sons Dairy Outlook, WA FP 2009/10
CAR   Awaiting verification
Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Lebanon, PA LFG 2009/10
VCS2007   Awaiting verification
Red Hills Wind Farm Elk City, OK Wind 2009/10
VCS2007   Awaiting verification
Robeson County Landfill St. Pauls, NC LFG 2009/10
CAR   Awaiting verification
Sioux Falls Regional Sanitary Landfill Sioux Falls, SD LFG 2009/10
CAR   Awaiting verification
Tri-Community Landfill Caribou, ME LFG 2009/10
CAR   Awaiting verification
Worcester County Central Landfill Facility Newark, MD LFG 2009/10
CAR   Awaiting verification

 

Key
CO2 reductions
mT Metric ton (1mT = 2,204.6 lbs = 1.102 short tons)
Project types
FP
LFG
CE		 Farm power
Landfill gas capture
Clean energy
Standards
CAR
VCS2007		 Climate Action Reserve
Voluntary Carbon Standard 2007

 

2009 Project Portfolio

Status: closed

The projects below are expected to be included in the final portfolio for customers purchasing offsets from the main TerraPass portfolio between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. The listing is provisional and is subject to additions, subtractions and changes. All reductions are estimated until verified by an independent third party.

Project Name Location Type Vintage CO2e (mT) Standard Verifier Status
Crow Wing County Landfill Brainerd, MN LFG 2009
CAR FE Awaiting verification
George DeRuyter and Sons Dairy Outlook, WA FP 2009
CAR SCS Awaiting verification
Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Lebanon, PA LFG 2009
VCS2007 TBD Awaiting verification
Green Valley Dairy Krakow, WI FP 2009
CAR SCS Awaiting verification
New Beulah Landfill Dorchester County, MD LFG 2009
CAR FE Awaiting verification
Red Hills Wind Farm Elk City, OK Wind 2009
VCS2007 SGS Awaiting verification
Robeson County Landfill St. Pauls, NC LFG 2009
CAR RMA Awaiting verification
Scenic View Dairy I Fennville, MI FP 2009
CAR RMA Awaiting verification
Scenic View Dairy II Freeport, MI FP 2009
CAR RMA Awaiting verification
Sioux Falls Regional Sanitary Landfill Sioux Falls, SD LFG 2009
CAR FE Awaiting verification
Worcester County Central Landfill Facility Newark, MD LFG 2009
CAR FE Awaiting verification

 

Key
CO2 reductions
mT Metric ton (1mT = 2,204.6 lbs = 1.102 short tons)
Project types
FP
LFG
CE		 Farm power
Landfill gas capture
Clean energy
Standards
CAR
VCS2007		 Climate Action Reserve
Voluntary Carbon Standard 2007
Verifiers
FE
RMA
SCS
SGS		 First Environment
Ryseron, Master and Associates
SCS Engineers
SGS

 

2008 Project Portfolio

Status: verified and audited
Total metric tons CO2: 211,836

The projects listed below detail our final portfolio for customers who purchased offsets from the main TerraPass portfolio between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. The listing is verified and audited.

Read the third-party auditor report (pdf) »

2007 portfolio pie chart



Project Name Location Type Vintage CO2e (mT) Standard Verifier Status
Geerlings Hillside Farms Overisel, MI FP 2008
900
 CCX SES Verified
George DeRuyter and Sons Dairy Outlook, WA FP 2008
26,400
 CCX SES Verified
Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Lebanon, PA LFG 2008
4,458
 CCX RSGA Verified
2008
17,515
 VCS2007 TUV Verified
Green Valley Dairy Krakow, WI FP 2008
11,900
 CCX SES Verified
L.P. Gill Landfill Jackson, NE LFG 2008
1,300
 CCX FE Verified
5,793
 CAR FE Verified
Robeson County Landfill St. Pauls, NC LFG 2008
2,019
 CAR RMA Verified
Scenic View Dairy I Fennville, MI FP 2008
1,150
 CAR RMA Verified
2008
10,900
 CCX SES Verified
Scenic View Dairy II Freeport, MI FP 2008
4,300
 CCX SES Verified
1,088
 CAR RMA Verified
Sioux Falls Regional Sanitary Landfill Sioux Falls, SD LFG 2008
1,600
 CCX FE Verified
74,600
 CAR FE Verified
Tatanka Wind Farm Forbes, ND CE 2008
47,913
 REP SL Verified

 

Key
CO2 reductions
mT Metric ton (1mT = 2,204.6 lbs = 1.102 short tons)
Project types
FP
LFG
CE		 Farm power
Landfill gas capture
Clean energy
Standards
CAR
CCX
REP
VCS2007		 Climate Action Reserve
Chicago Climate Exchange (bilateral trades)
Renewable Energy Protocol
Voluntary Carbon Standard 2007
Verifiers

FE
RMA
RSGA
SES
SL
TUV

 First Environment
Ryerson, Master and Associates
Richardson, Smith Gardner & Associates
SES Inc.
SingerLewak
TUV SUD Americas

 

 

2007 Project Portfolio

Status: verified and audited
Total metric tons CO2: 212,040

The projects listed below detail our final portfolio for customers who purchased offsets from the main TerraPass portfolio between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007. The listing is verified and audited.

Read the third-party auditor report (pdf) »

2007 portfolio pie chart

Project Name Location Type Vintage CO2e (mT) Standard Verifier Status
Blue Canyon Wind Farm Anadarko, OK CE 2007

12,000

 G-E REC SL Verified
Clover Hill Dairy Campbellsport, WI FP 2007
4,800
 CCX SES Verified
Foote Creek I Wind Farm Arlington, WY CE 2007
11,748
 G-E REC SL Verified
George DeRuyter and Sons Dairy Outlook, WA FP 2007
21,700
 CCX SES Verified
Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Lebanon, PA LFG 2007
4,500
 CCX RSGA Verified
Green Valley Dairy Krakow, WI FP 2007
10,400
 CCX SES Verified
Haubenschild Farms Dairy Princeton, MN FP 2008
1,200
 CCX SES Verified
2007
2,000
 CCX SES Verified
Hilarides Dairy Lindsay, CA FP 2007
8,400
 CCX SES Verified
Holsum Elm Dairy Hilbert, WI FP 2007
20,400
 CCX SES Verified
L.P. Gill Landfill Jackson, NE LFG 2008
21,900
 CCX FE Verified
Leaning Juniper I Wind Farm Arlington, OR CE 2007
20,559
 G-E REC SL Verified
Nobelhurst Farms Linwood, NY FP 2008
900
 CCX SES Verified
2007
2,500
 CCX SES Verified
Rock River Wind Farm Arlington, WY CE 2007
26,433
 G-E REC SL Verified
Scenic View Dairy I Fennville, MI FP 2007
10,100
 CCX SES Verified
Sioux Falls Regional Sanitary Landfill Sioux Falls, SD LFG 2007
31,200
 CCX FE Verified
Vanderhaak Farms Dairy Lynden, WA FP 2007
1,300
 CCX SES Verified

 

Key
CO2 reductions
mT Metric ton (1mT = 2,204.6 lbs = 1.102 short tons)
Project types
FP
LFG
CE		 Farm power
Landfill gas capture
Clean energy
Standards
CCX
G-E REC		 Chicago Climate Exchange (bilateral trades)
Green-e Energy Renewable Energy Certificate
Verifiers
FE
RSGA
SES
SL 		First Environment
Richardson, Smith Gardner & Associates
SES Inc.
SingerLewak

 


2006 Project Portfolio

Total pounds of carbon reduced: 220,426,931

 
TerraPass' 2006 emission reduction obligations were fulfilled from a portfolio of two-thirds greenhouse gas reductions from landfill gas capture and farm power; and one-third clean energy from wind power and landfill power. All projects met our quality criteria: independent verification, ongoing monitoring, and matched maturity. TerraPasses purchased in 2006 were fulfilled with reductions of vintage 2006. All clean energy projects & renewable energy credits were Green-e certified, and all other projects were conducted and verified according to the rules of the Chicago Climate Exchange. All projects in this portfolio are listed below. 2006 Chart

View our 2006 audit in PDF format

Complete 2006 Project Listing

Project Name Location Type Pounds of CO2 reductions % of Total Details
CrossRoads Landfill Norridgewock, ME Landfill gas capture 99,207,000 45 Methane-based carbon reductions verified to the Chicago Climate Exchange
Blue Canyon Anadarko, OK Wind 33,465,828 15 Green-e certified renewable energy certificates
Ainsworth Wind Energy Facility  Ainsworth, NE Wind 30,974,630 14 Green-e certified renewable energy certificates
Holsum Irish Dairy Hilbert, WI Farm power 16,743,937 8 Two-cell heated plug flow digester with grid-tied electricity generation
Bos & Herrema Dairies Fair Oaks, IN Farm power 14,109,440 6 Plug flow digester with grid-tied electricity generation and onsite use of solids.
Bavarian Landfill Boone County, KY Landfill power 10,714,356 5 Green-e certified renewable energy certificates generated from landfill gas
Garwin McNeilus wind farm Dodge Center, MN Wind 6,613,800 3 Green-e certified renewable energy certificates
Haubenschild Farms dairy Princeton, MN Farm power 3,086,440 1 Heated plug flow digester with grid-tied electricity and waste hot water used for onsite needs.
Tontitown Landfill Tontitown, AR Landfill gas capture 2,865,980 1 Methane-based carbon reductions verified to the Chicago Climate Exchange
Vanderhaak Farms dairy Lynden, WA Farm power 2,645,520 1 Mixed plug flow digester with grid-tied electricity generation. Waste hot water used for onsite needs.



2004-2005 Project Portfolio

2004-2005: Total pounds of carbon reduced: 43,719,334

 
TerraPass' 2004-2005 emission reduction obligations were fulfilled from a portfolio of clean energy from wind power (32%), agricultural methane destruction connected with farm power (30%), landfill gas capture (22%), clean energy from landfill gas power (11%), and miscellaneous unspecified reductions from the Chicago Climate Exchange member portfolios (7%). All projects met our quality criteria: independent verification, ongoing monitoring, and reductions which occurred consistent with the timeframe of our external auditing cycle (in this case, late 2004 through 2005). All projects in this portfolio are listed below. 2004-2005 Chart

View our 2004-2005 audit in PDF format

Complete 2004-2005 Project Listing

Project Name Location Type Pounds of CO2 reductions % of Total Details
Tontitown Landfill Tontitown, AR Landfill gas capture 9,479,780 22 Methane-based carbon reductions
Haubenschild Farms dairy Princeton, MN Farm power 7,275,180 17 Heated plug flow digester with grid-tied electricity and waste hot water used for onsite needs
Vanderhaak Farms dairy Lynden, WA Farm power 5,511,500 13 Mixed plug flow digester with grid-tied electricity generation. Waste hot water used for onsite needs
Garwin McNeilus wind farm Dodge Center, MN Wind power 5,024,283 11 Green-e certified renewable energy certificates
Catawba County landfill Blackburn Landfill, Catawba County, NC Landfill gas power 4,718,726 11 Green-e certified renewable energy certificates
Ainsworth Wind Energy Facility  Ainsworth, NE Wind power 4,303,379 10 Green-e certified renewable energy certificates
Chicago Climate Exchange  U.S. Unspecified 3,086,440 7 CCX member allowances purchased and retired
Mountain View I and II wind projects San Gorgonio Pass, California Wind power 2,957,846 7 Green-e certified renewable energy certificates
Cabazon/Whitewater Hill wind projects San Gorgonio Pass, California Wind power 1,141,740 3 Green-e certified renewable energy certificates
High Winds Projects Solano County, CA Wind power 220,460 1 Green-e certified renewable energy certificates. Local sheep and barley farmers receive per-turbine lease payments