I just switched to 100% renewable electric for my house! WooHoo!

[jazzjunkysue]

http://www.newwindenergy.com/

I am now off coal, nuclear, oil from anywhere, or natural gas. All of my home electricity is now wind and hydro.

Woo Hooo!

This came in my regular Connecticut bill. It's an option. I went to the websites and decided to go for it. It will cost me $4 extra/month. Period. It's that simple, and I'm also supporting more renewable exploration.

Go to the site above and there is a national map so you can look up your electric provider and see what your options are.

Yay!!!

My house is also off oil: I put in a propane heater (legal and vented) so I'm off oil, as well.

When I can buy a new hybrid car, I'll really be off the grid. For now, I'll have to settle for my 35mpg civic.

Feels. Really. Good.

[madokie]

1. We pay a premium for Wind energy

and have for quite some time.

[midnight]

2. This is a wonderful option. I'm just curious for how long you

pay more for your origninal bill?

[jazzjunkysue]

4. How long? It's an extra $4/month, until further notice.

One thing I liked is that for every 100 customers who sign up, they will install a solar panel on the roof of a public building.

Cool! Watch your bill and look for an insert about it.

[midnight]

10. Until further notice.... Ha Ha.... I love moving away from

unsustainable power sources. The idea that they throw in a panel for getting others to sign up is a great incentive. I was wondering if and when there was a time when your equipment was able to sell back energy to your energy co., and hence a reduction in your own bill? Maybe that was not an option, just curious?

[MikeE]

3. Congratulations!

I'm waiting for the solar technology to improve a bit and then I would love to have it set up on my roof.

[jazzjunkysue]

5. I don't have it on my roof: My electricity will come from already existing

wind and hydro in new england. I'm not making it, although I'd love to.

When the expense comes down or Obama offers a credit, I'll put up a panel.

[MikeE]

6. Still, it's great that you can get it from all wind and hydro

[glowing]

7. The reality is with that feature, your just paying more money.. only if they re-invest that money

into alt. energies does it actually work.

[jazzjunkysue]

8. Nope. I'm leaving Nuclear and oil and coal and going to wind and hydro.

Follow the link to the site.

[Stinkbug]

9. I'm off The grid too

I'm off the grid too, I built a battery bank, got a old china diseal generator converted it to run on use motor oil, it smokes a little but man its great to be free of the grid

[shadowknows69]

11. Well done

:thumbsup:

[barbtries]

12. that is really good

[Captiosus]

13. A note about propane.

It's still a petrochemical.

Propane is made from the byproducts of oil and natural gas refining. The creation of propane would be impossible if oil or natural gas were to dry up. So you're not really off of oil heating, you've just changed the form of the dependency.

Just sayin'.

[jazzjunkysue]

14. You'd be right if I were still using my basement boiler: I'm not. I'll use a fourth

of the fuel I used to use because I also installed a direct vent propane heater in my livingroom: It burns in my livingroom instead of my basement.

So, it uses a fourth of the fuel my boiler uses.

And, it's very low polluting, in contrast to wood or pellet stoves, and it's completely programmable, 24/7.

Before converting your boiler/furnace to propane, look up Rinnai heaters. They sit right in the room with you, blasting you with warm air for pennies.