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How clean is the electricity you use?
- zargon 17y agoI pay a few bucks extra a month to have my electric company remove however much energy I use from their conventional pool and buy it from renewable sources instead. It doesn't seem to have helped much though because they just put into service a new $2 billion coal-fired plant. :(
- mtalantikite 17y agoI do the same here in NYC, and by using a mixed fixed/variable pricing plan from my renewable supplier, I often find I save money on electricity costs, especially during peak usage/high demand periods. In my experience, though, it seems like most people aren't even aware that you can do this in many states. Anytime it comes up in conversation people always seem to be amazed that they can choose to have their electric company purchase renewables for their account. It seems like this option needs a better marketing strategy, as there are lots of people out there that would be interested in taking advantage of this, yet have no idea it exists.
- gchucky 17y agoThe EPA maintains a list of green power companies at http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/pubs/gplocator.htm http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/pubs/gplocator.htm. It's honestly worth making the change if you can. Here in NYC all you have to do is change which ESCO provides you power; I switched to ConEd Solutions two years ago. It's either 1 or 2.5 cents more per kWh (depending on which plan you pick) which works out to only a few extra bucks. Your energy is still technically the same (the electricity generated from your ESCO just goes into the general pool) but it's another step in the right direction.