GREEN ENERGY
I'm actually looking into doing this, apparently it may cost a few bucks more a month but being that I leave my TV on for the dog while I'm work (well, the air conditioner too) and have a wine fridge, heck, its the least I can do....read on, a snipit of an email a friend sent to me:
I have changed my electricity service from the evil coal burning, green-house gas-emitting, polar bear killer electricity to the Happy Green Kind! And so can you!
To enroll, go to:
https://www.conedsolutions.com/residential/greenpowermain.htm
Click Enroll Now. You have to fill out short form to get quote.
Now I did all the phone homework on this and this is what I learned:
- The Green Power cost that you will be quoted does NOT include energy delivery costs. (That is additional so don’t be deceived into thinking that this power is cheaperâ€â€like I did at first.)
- Costs for green power itself (for me) are a little more expensive but not terribly so. Here were my rates:
o I am currently paying ConEdison 14.2 cents per kwhr of evil energy.
o Green Power (Wind and Water) costs 16.8 cents per kwhr. (I opted for this. A difference of 2.6 cents per kwhr.)
o Wind Power (no water) costs 18.3 cents per kwhr
- I then called ConEdison to find out how much it would cost me in delivery to have this super-happy energy delivered to my home. After a long time holding, I was informed that I am paying about 6.17 cents per kwhr for delivery. This will remain the same if my consumption remains the same. So no additional costs there!
So. You can find your energy costs on your electricity bill where it It says “This bill includes an electric energy supply cost of X cents per hour.†That is your current cost. Compare this against the rate you get from the site above.
For your delivery and transport costs, subtract your kwhr energy cost from the COST/KWH total on your bill. You will need to add this number to the Green Energy number to get your costs per KWHR. From there you can determine if it’s worth the few bucks a month more to save NYC and polar bears from drowning! J
I have changed my electricity service from the evil coal burning, green-house gas-emitting, polar bear killer electricity to the Happy Green Kind! And so can you!
To enroll, go to:
https://www.conedsolutions.com/residential/greenpowermain.htm
Click Enroll Now. You have to fill out short form to get quote.
Now I did all the phone homework on this and this is what I learned:
- The Green Power cost that you will be quoted does NOT include energy delivery costs. (That is additional so don’t be deceived into thinking that this power is cheaperâ€â€like I did at first.)
- Costs for green power itself (for me) are a little more expensive but not terribly so. Here were my rates:
o I am currently paying ConEdison 14.2 cents per kwhr of evil energy.
o Green Power (Wind and Water) costs 16.8 cents per kwhr. (I opted for this. A difference of 2.6 cents per kwhr.)
o Wind Power (no water) costs 18.3 cents per kwhr
- I then called ConEdison to find out how much it would cost me in delivery to have this super-happy energy delivered to my home. After a long time holding, I was informed that I am paying about 6.17 cents per kwhr for delivery. This will remain the same if my consumption remains the same. So no additional costs there!
So. You can find your energy costs on your electricity bill where it It says “This bill includes an electric energy supply cost of X cents per hour.†That is your current cost. Compare this against the rate you get from the site above.
For your delivery and transport costs, subtract your kwhr energy cost from the COST/KWH total on your bill. You will need to add this number to the Green Energy number to get your costs per KWHR. From there you can determine if it’s worth the few bucks a month more to save NYC and polar bears from drowning! J
Comments
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we ran into these same issues... not knowing the delivery charges are NOT included. we pulled up our past electric bills and saw a huge difference in the electricity charges per kw hour each month. the green power fell right in the middle (and is a set rate for a year), so we're hoping over time it will average out. though, we don't mind paying a bit extra to support green power. we also got a $25 rebate check in the mail for switching.
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cool, so you've already switched then, eh?
so far no drastic increase in cost? -
This sounds really interesting and something I would switch to but what about service? But who would provide the service calls? Con Ed or do they contact someone else?
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pretty sure it would be Con Ed, I had asked my friend "so, wait, if there's a blackout, does that mean everyone else but ME will be in the dark?".
ha
no.
not the case.
Con Edison only delivers the energy. They deliver the "wind/water" energy the same as they "deliver" the evil coal burning energy that we all currently use.
It's certainly worth taking a look into. I would have filled out the form completely but I dont have my account number with me. I'm going to do it tonight. -
I switched to Econnergy over the winter, and so far have not noticed a significant increase. When I signed up the rates were lower than Coned.
www.econnergy.com -
i'm not exactly sure how it works, but i'm sure the juice you get in your place doesn't come directly from the 'green' source. con ed must just purchase energy from these sources based on how many people buy it and it just feeds into the whole grid.
i'll have to sift through my bills to compare the cost. it's not apples to apples though, since the old rates were ever changing. -
anybody know anything about sterling planet?
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quijibo wrote: anybody know anything about sterling planet?
no I don't but ya made me look!
http://www.sterlingplanet.com/buy_ConEd.php
I had no idea so many options were available, yet, this one looks like it needs to be read more into. Something about "receiving a separate quarterly statement from Sterling Planet for renewable energy, until the Con Edison bill system is modified to accommodate this billing"
Guess I have to do the research. in the meantime, I'm going to switch over to this plan my friend did all the legwork on for me!
so nice to have options though[/i] -
Subject: Re: GREEN ENERGY
trixieNYC wrote: Here were my rates:
Really? i'm paying $0.20 then $0.21 to Con Ed. How do you get it so cheap?
o I am currently paying ConEdison 14.2 cents per kwhr of evil energy.
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Subject: Re: GREEN ENERGY
Anonymous wrote: [quote=trixieNYC] Here were my rates:
Really? i'm paying $0.20 then $0.21 to Con Ed. How do you get it so cheap?
o I am currently paying ConEdison 14.2 cents per kwhr of evil energy.
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I just received my ConEd bill last night and I'm paying 20.678 for the first KWH and then 21.34 for the "next" KWH (which who the HELL knows what first and next means at any rate)
Additionally this month I paid $9.57 in sales tax (yes, my bill was astronomical this month, I swear I'm paying for the whole fucking co-op) so that dollar amount would be waived.
I'm looking further into my bill....it clearly states at the bottom "This bill includes an electric supply cost of 14.3 cents per KWHR. Go to a new supplier to reduce charges by 1.5 cents per 10 KWHRS and lower taxes.
So, if we re-read what my friend said (I just did for a 3rd time, LOL)
she clearly states you get charged per KWHR and then get charged for DELIVERY of those KWHRS.
She also pays 20.37 cents per KWHR if you do the math.
14.2 cents per kwhr of evil energy - plus- 6.17 cents per kwhr for delivery.
GREEN! -
I'm paying 6.0160 cents for the first 250kwh, and then 6.6810 cents over that.
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