From the newsroom: Why '100% renewable electricity' plans may not be as green as you think

It’s time for another feature from our friends in the WBUR newsroom, while Team Common works on some longer term projects.

Earlier this year, we spoke with Senior Climate and Environment Reporter Miriam Wasser about her series on third party energy suppliers who promise consumers cleaner, cheaper electricity, at times using deceptive marketing tactics.

We revisit the second part of her series, which explains how those 100% renewable energy plans advertised by competitive suppliers may not all they’re cracked up to be.