renewable electricity utility

[MetroMPG]

Just signed up today: "Bullfrog Power". Heard about it from one of the EV association members in Ottawa.

http://www.bullfrogpower.com/clean/clean.cfm

[zpiloto]

That's great:) I been looking into that here but it like the phone companies. It's a lot more compicated than I thought. We have a lot of coal power here 35% only 4% renewable. Which is supprising because Texas has more renewable energy potential than any other state.

Anyway my children and their children thanks you:thumbup: :thumbup:

[MetroMPG]

Do you know the rest of your mix besides coal & 4% renewable?

[zpiloto]

http://www.energyguide.com/finder/GreenText.asp?offerid=2574&coName=TXU+Energy++&state=TX

[Silveredwings]

That means charging the ForkenSwift will be 100% emissions-free
That's a pretty convincing reason to switch. Heck, if I bet I could save money if I had an EV even if I was using one of those suppliers ($0.025 more / kW at 100%, or $0.0125 at a 50% mix), and that's before any tax deductions:
http://www.massenergy.com/images/GraphsNGRID_GS.gif

[DaX]

In GA, I'm:

10% renewable (wind)
37% coal
11% nuclear
39% natural gas
3% other

[SVOboy]

Any tips on how I can find out? Searching hasn't loved me, :(

[Silveredwings]

Try:
http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/buying/buying_power.shtml

[MetroMPG]

Dax - 10% wind? That's a lot.

SW - you can choose a mix of suppliers? We've got to pick just one supplier.

SVO - I'm betting on seeing lots o' coal in PA ;)

[SVOboy]

SW - used the page, but could only find green suppliers, will look later when I'm not doing homework.

Darin - I live in NH now, and besides, my house in NJ is right near a nuclear plant, so I assume that does something.

[Silveredwings]

SW - used the page, but could only find green suppliers, will look later when I'm not doing homework.
Oh, I thought that was what we were after. I think if you find your electric supplier's site, they'll show your breakdown.

[DaX]

Darin - maybe I read it wrong? HERE (http://www.energyguide.com/finder/GreenText.asp?offerid=2574&coName=TXU+Energy++&state=GA) is where I looked.

SVO - HERE (http://www.energyguide.com/finder/GreenText.asp?offerid=2574&coName=TXU+Energy++&state=NJ) is where you should look.

[Bruce]

Using a Micro-CHP for the home would also be a good "green" electricity source, although the initial cost is high and the fuel compatibility and availability is limited at this point:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/energyclub.html

[SVOboy]

Dax - It's too bad they don't have data for NH, :(

[MetroMPG]

Just discovered 2 interesting tidbits:

1) the owner of the small Ontario wind farm that provides the 20% wind portion of the power mix for Bullfrog Power drives a Honda Insight;

2) and he keeps quite an interesting blog that documents the performance of his 3-turbine installation & issues related to wind & energy issues: http://www.biofuels.coop/windblog/

[zpiloto]

Just discovered 2 interesting tidbits:

1) the owner of the small Ontario wind farm that provides the 20% wind portion of the power mix for Bullfrog Power drives a Honda Insight;

2) and he keeps quite an interesting blog that documents the performance of his 3-turbine installation & issues related to wind & energy issues: http://www.biofuels.coop/windblog/

Good to know that he's not a hypocrite. Have you got your first bill yet?

[SVOboy]

Very interesting blog, some good reads.

[repete86]

I'm almost entirely natural gas with a bit of nuke power, though if we lose our fight against FPL's coal plant that's going up two counties over, I'll have a pretty large amount of coal power. There are no green solutions in my area other than the option to pay $10 more per month to free up 1 kw of green energy using wind, solar and biomass, though this never makes it to my grid because the few green energy plants that they have are far from me, but at least it's energy that would otherwise be dirty.

I'm looking into the possibilities of getting some solar and wind power directly into my house, but the cost is pretty high, so this will be minimal.

FP&L really, really sucks.

[MetroMPG]

No bill yet, z. That'll take a couple of months to get sorted out.

I think I've read almost all of the blog. Very interesting. He sails too - no surprise!

[WisJim]

For $30 a month investment I could add another kilowatt of PV panels to my system and sell power to the grid. $30 a month is almost twice my average monthly bill now.

[Snax]

Our local public utility finally got their 'Green Power' offering online this last month, so we just signed up. It's only an extra $10/month for us and subsidizes wind and solar projects currently in the works. I don't believe that guarantees us renewable power personally for the future, but it's a step toward getting more of it online.

[white90crxhf]

what exactly is low impact hydro? a small dam? how is biomass considered clean?

[MetroMPG]

From their web site, basically smaller dams, yes. They're "low impact" classified by federal regs.

There's no biomass in the Bullfrog power mix. Hydroelectric & wind.

[MetroMPG]

For $30 a month investment I could add another kilowatt of PV panels to my system and sell power to the grid. $30 a month is almost twice my average monthly bill now.

That's a really good way to look at this as well. :thumbup: