This is unfortunately really how it often works. In Germany there's been quite a lot of debate around this and the more serious green energy providers try to c

This is unfortunately really how it often works. In Germany there's been quite a lot of debate around this and the more serious green energy providers try to compensate this by saying that they'll have a certain share of their power come from new installations of renewable energy. This may seem counterintuitive at first, but it makes sense: Ultimately what you care about is not which share of the currently installed electricity you pay for, but how the money you pay shapes the future energy marked.