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How to purchase green energy for your home or office

Learn how to get renewable energy pumped into your home or office. Regardless of where you live, there is a way to ensure that your energy is clean energy!

Choosing clean, green energy for your home or office encourages the growth of eco-friendly power production businesses and helps support further development of renewable energy technologies. The potential expansion of the green energy market is enormous as is the potential for providing thousands of green jobs. An added benefit: increased energy independence, which could lead to greater economic and social security.

How to get green power from your electric provider

Choose a green pricing option: If you're in a state with a regulated power structure, you’re given essentially only one choice for electricity: your local utility provider. The good news is that many state utilities offer green pricing options. This means that although you can’t be guaranteed to have only green power pumped directly to your outlets, you can pay a premium to your electricity provider to have your equivalent power usage pumped into the grid as renewable energy. So plug into the sun, water, wind, or geothermal by opting into your utility’s green power options!
Choose a green marketing option: Green marketing options are available to those in states with a competitive electricity market. In such a system, power providers, including private power companies and your local utility, can jockey for your business. As a result, you have the choice to purchase electricity from your regular provider (that may or may not generate power sustainably) or from a company offering some percentage of green power. Some green energy companies even offer 100 percent renewable options! Start buying into your green power retail options and begin powering up sustainably!
Opt for RECs: If neither of these options is available to you, look into Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs, TRCs, or greentags) available across the country. This option allows you to financially support the generation of clean energy in your area, usually through a company other than your usual power provider.

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