new yorkers - did you know you can switch to wind energy?

Posted on | January 27, 2009 |

i didn’t even know about this option until sam carroll of community energy inc. told me about it at the sustainable nyc store. don’t feel bad if you didn’t either, to quote the late notorious BIG, “if you don’t know, now you know, pigga.”

the fenner wind farm in madison county, ny

okay, i admit i changed up that last part a little bit. now for the question everyone is dying to know that answer to: how much is the switch going to cost? here’s the skinny:

“the cost for WIND Power is two and a half (2.5) cents more per kilowatt-hour than standard power. For the average New York City residential customer, this adds up to about $10 per month more than ConEdison Solutions’ standard offer (may vary depending on your usage). By switching to WIND Power, you can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of planting about 418 trees or not driving about 5,325 miles each year.”

not bad, right?

sam also explained to us that one wind turbine creates enough energy for about 500 families. 5 double OH! and when 500 new households sign up, they build another turbine. so in essence, by switching to wind, you’re also helping put up new turbines.

how fresh would it be if con ed ran a promo where if you could get 500 families in your area to sign up, you could see your turbine being built and customize it with your own patterns, family’s names and pics?

email sam to let him know you want to see that idea come to fruition at new.wind.energy.ny@gmail.com or enroll here.

Category: Confessions of a Former Urban Piggy
Tags: carroll > clean > energy > green > hour > kilowatt > new > sam > turbine > wind > york

Comments

4 Responses to “new yorkers - did you know you can switch to wind energy?”

jenny
January 27th, 2009 @ 6:33 pm

woohoo! i am going home and selling this to my husband.
Tess
January 28th, 2009 @ 12:45 pm

Hello - thanks for the post. Signing up for WIND power really is easy. More than 65,000 New York state residents and businesses have already decided to make a difference by choosing clean power. If anyone has additional questions, you can reach our customer service team at 1.888.320.8991. They’re all happy to help. Thanks again!

-Tess Barton, Program Manager CES Wind Power Program
LadyPink
February 6th, 2009 @ 8:18 pm

Great post, I just came from the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference in DC. Found out that not only will wind power create great energy, production will provide over 50,000 jobs based on the fact that there are over 8000 steel parts needed to create one mill. That\’s manufacturing jobs, not even considering maintenance too. Green Jobs Now!
Greenpointer
February 12th, 2009 @ 1:09 pm

This a good move, if you can afford it! Just did a little piece on this very topic and how only 2% elect renewables for whatever reason.
http://greenairradio.com/?p=1064

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