Sign up for renewable energy from Georgia Power —Jaime Hockin @ Solar Summit

Panelist Jaime Hockin of Georgia Power pointed out that gapower customers can sign up for green energy right now. Here's where: Residential Green Energy Signup.

1. Standard Green Energy Option: $3.50 (plus tax) a month per 100 kWh block.
   This option delivers Green-e Energy certified renewable energy that is generated entirely by biomass.
2. Premium Green Energy with Solar Option: $5.00 (plus tax) a month per 100 kWh block.
   This option delivers Green-e Energy certified renewable energy that contains a mix of at least 50% solar and 50% biomass energy.

You get a separate line item on your bill for whichever one you buy.

Some people claim that there's no way to do this because it's just electrons once it gets on the wire. Sure, and money is just dollars once you spend it. But contracts can determine where those dollars go, and in exchange for what:

Due to the way electricity is transmitted and distributed, energy purchased or produced from renewable energy resources may not be specifically delivered to you. However, the renewable energy you purchase will be added to the power grid and will displace incremental power that would have otherwise been produced from traditional generating resources.

So as Jaime Hockin advised, if you want to show you want renewable energy, and you are a Georgia Power customer, sign up and Georgia Power will hear you!

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