Oddly impressed

[kickaha]

All I've heard about ConEdison, from both folks who escaped their clutches (as they describe it) and locals up here, is that they're just awful. Horrible, awful.

Today I got my first bill (which was actually quite a bit lower than I expected), and apparently the folks at ConEd have a program where you can choose where your electricity comes from. ie, green sources. (Of course, it's not like they divert it right to your house, but you pay for the block to be added to the pool.)

They separate out the supply from the delivery mechanism. ConEd is the delivery, but this gives you the choice of supply, from five companies that offer combinations of various green sources: sun, wind, reclaimed methane, biomass, water.

They don't have prices listed, I'm sure it's more expensive, but hey... I'm a firm believer in putting one's money and time where one's mouth is. This is beautiful.

Color me impressed.

Comments

[madpiratebippy.livejournal.com]

They have that in Austin, too. It is very cool.

[badger.livejournal.com]

I thought I saw something along those lines here, with Progress Energy. I should check.

[actsofcreation.livejournal.com]

Dude, get your green power on while you can.

They *had* green power as an option in Austin. It was a fixed price, and *used* to be more expensive than the power from the traditional gas fired sources. Well, in case you hadn't noticed, natural gas is getting more expensive. Net result, in Austin, green power (wind sourced) is cheaper than traditional power. The result is that if you haven't already signed up for green power, it's no longer available to you, because all the green power they have available is spoken for, they are fresh out. So sign up for your green power while it's still available, it may not be as traditional power prices rise.

[saffyre-dragon.livejournal.com]

Color me impressed.

Green body paint? It would definitely look...interesting...with your hair...