You’ve learned that you have choices for all the different services that you use, from cell phone carrier to internet service provider to your insurance company. In many states, you also have a choice of which company you buy your electricity or natural gas from.
Topics: Energy Deregulation
You’ve learned that you have choices in your life for all the different services that you use, from cell phone carrier to internet service provider to your insurance company. In Illinois, you also have a choice of which company supplies your electricity.
Topics: Energy Deregulation
Shop for your energy the same way you shop for your other services
Just as you’d shop for a purse, or a cell phone carrier or internet service provider or your insurance company, in Pennsylvania, you also have a choice of which company supplies your electricity
Energy deregulation has allowed residents and businesses in Pennsylvania to purchase their electricity and natural gas from licensed energy generation suppliers or alternative energy suppliers. Since deregulation your local distribution utility (PECO, PPL, Duquesne, MetEd, Penelec) is not the only option you have for your energy supply.
The electric utilities had three main functions that were integrated prior to deregulation:
Topics: Energy Deregulation
The Roots of Prepaid Electricity
Prepaid electricity was originally developed to provide an option to consumers who did not want to have their credit scores checked by their utility company or provider, and/or who did not want to pay a deposit for the same electricity marketed under a postpaid plan. Unfortunately, many people have come to view prepaid services as an option solely for low-income consumers. No doubt, prepaid does provide many benefits to lower-income consumers; however, its appeal is broadening to other social sectors.
Topics: Prepaid Electricity
An investment in wind power is an investment in our environment.
But did you know that investment in wind power in Illinois is also an investment in jobs and economic growth? According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), wind power is creating jobs across Illinois in operations and maintenance, construction, manufacturing and many support sectors. That’s in addition to lease payments to land owners and an increase to the tax base of communities.
Topics: Renewable Energy
Mankind has been harnessing the wind’s energy for hundreds of years. From the coast of Holland to farms in the United States, windmills have been used for pumping water or grinding grain. Today, wind turbines – the modern equivalent of past windmills – are used to generate electricity. Wind power is a renewable alternative to fossil fuels and eliminates greenhouse gas emissions. As a green energy source, it is an affordable, efficient and abundant source of domestic electricity.
Topics: Renewable Energy
You’ve learned that you have choices for all the different services that you use, from cell phone carrier to internet service provider to your insurance company. In Maryland, you also have a choice of which company you buy your electricity and natural gas from.
Topics: Energy Deregulation
We’ve all heard of the catch phrase ‘green energy’ with its promises of reducing our dependence on coal, oil and natural gas. But what exactly is green energy and why should we be interested in promoting it?
Green energy comes from natural resources such as wind, sunlight, rain, tides, plants and geothermal heat. These energy resources are renewable, unlike fossil fuels, which take millions of years to develop. Renewable energy sources have a much smaller impact on the environment than fossil fuels that produce greenhouse gases contributing to climate change.
Topics: Renewable Energy
Having a monthly budget is one of the smartest ways to manage money - both short and long term. But energy costs can be tricky to budget for because they fluctuate. Fortunately, you can avoid billing surprises and reduce electricity costs, especially if your utility offers monthly prepaid billing.
Just as you pay for gas and groceries, now some electric suppliers offer prepaid electric service. This service can be very useful for customers who want to monitor their daily usage, are on tight budgets, prefer to pay at a certain time of month or might want to make payments when they get paid.
Traditionally, people receive a utility bill on a certain day each month billing for all of the electricity they used in the past 30 days. Prepaid billing works the opposite way. This program allows you to choose how much and how often you pay. Think of it like the gas tank in your car. You can fill up or purchase small amounts every few days.
Topics: Prepaid Electricity
You’ve learned that you have choices for all the different services that you use, from cell phone carrier to internet service provider to your insurance company. In New Jersey, you also have a choice of which company you buy your electricity and natural gas from.
Topics: Energy Deregulation
