Why purchase renewable energy?

NYSEG Solutions and Energetix offer customers renewable energy generated by wind turbines and small hydro (water) electric plants that produce energy with no emission of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulates, mercury etc. Each pollutant has the potential to harm the environment. Global Climate change, acid rain, smog, asthma and contamination of fish have been linked to these substances. Customers that purchase renewable energy are sending a clear message that they care about the future and how they want energy produced. Purchases of renewable energy are resulting in more clean energy being produced in the state.

Where does EarthKind Energy’s renewable energy come from?

The renewable energy consists of emission free energy from wind turbines and small hydro facilities that supply the New York Power Grid. Most of the renewable energy is generated from sources located within New York State. However, the growing demand for renewable energy from consumers and the New York State Renewable Portfolio Standard program, combined with the time required to site new facilities, results in temporary shortages of economic wind supplies in New York State. These temporary supply shortages create a backlog of consumer demand for new wind farms that then results in the development of new wind facilities.

In these instances, we import into New York State from wind and/or water facilities in the neighboring power grid systems and follow the rules and regulations of the New York State Public Service Commission's Environmental Disclosure tracking and reporting system. Our goal is to continue to build consumer demand so that we can reach 10,000 MWs of new wind farms - enough to supply 20% of NYS's total electric needs.

How does this compare with the electricity available in the New York State Electric generation market?

The New York State Public Service Commission established a process to track all the generation and determine the amount carbon dioxide (linked to Global Climate change) Sulfur Dioxide (linked to acid rain) and oxides of Nitrogen (linked to smog and acid rain). A recent calculation showed the average emissions of carbon dioxide for spot market electricity to be over a pound per kilowatt-hour. These generating sources can also associated with emissions of small particulates and mercury. The New York State Public Service Commission tracks the source of electric generation for every electric supplier in the state. You can find this information on the NY PSC’s website: http://www.dps.state.ny.us/EnvDisclosureLabel.html

OK, I want to buy renewable energy through Energetix and NYSEG Solutions, how do I do it?

Go to www.energetix.net, or www.nysegsolutions.com.

What does my purchase mean?

When you purchase 100% wind power from E/NSI, you are making a choice to not only receive emission-free electricity, but you are helping to build the demand for new wind projects in the state and region.