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Did you know that New Jersey residents can choose to source their power from renewable suppliers?

NJ Clean Power Choice Program and Host Transition Greg had a chance to speak with Paul Copleman, Communications Manager for Community Energy, Inc. about the NJ Clean Power Choice program. There are several ways to join up. The first is through a ballet that comes with your utility bill, usually in the spring or fall. The second is by visiting the Clean Power Choice website and the third is by visiting the supplier websites directly (see sites listed below). If you’re not in NJ, find out what programs are available in your area or ask they start one. Want to learn more about your energy choices?

Check out these sites:

Clean Energy Choice Program
Community Energy, Inc
Sterling Planet, Inc
Green Mountain Energy Co

Host Transition: Kaizen Productions and the NewlyGreens’ house now powered 100% by renewable energy sources. Armed with all this new information, we set out to source our power from renewable energy. Although CONSERVATION IS KEY, getting the power we must use from renewable sources instead of dirty coal (and in NJ 50% nuclear) was the next obvious step for us. So we signed up to source 100% of our power from renewable energy sources. The costs vary between 5 to 15 dollars a month extra. This is one of those green choices that impacts your bottom line negatively, but for us we felt the long-term benefits made it worth while. Conservation and efficiency have saved us money on our utility bills so we felt good about using those savings to carry us the rest of the way by sourcing our power in this way. We’re sending a message that there is a demand for cleaner, renewable energy and getting our ideals in line with our purchasing choices.

Keep thinking green – It’s good for the earth and it’s good for you!