Green Citizenship vs. Green Pricing
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/green-citizenship-vs-green-pricing/Green pricing requires a few customers to pay a substantial premium for relatively little power. A much better way for consumers to increase the supply of renewable energy is to exercise "green citizenship." If a significant majority of the customers of a given utility vote for green energy, the utility can purchase a larger amount of renewables and spread the costs over its entire customer base. Often 10 times the amount of green electricity can be purchased at a fraction of the cost for an individual household. Continue reading
