Although the cost of renewable resources is decreasing, it still costs a little more to use natural resources but doing so will go a long way to preserve our environment for future generations.

The average customer uses 1,050 kilowatt-hours of electricity each month. If you were to match 100 percent of your electricity with green power, it would cost about $9.25 per month in addition to your current electricity charge. The table below shows the annual environmental impact of individual contributions.
Monthly
Contribution
Green Power Kilowatt Hours
Estimated Tons of
CO2 Pollution
Prevented/Year
Equivalent Autos
Not Driven
Per Year
$3    340 kWh 2.86 tons 0.49
$5    567 kWh 4.76 tons 0.82
$15  1,700 kWh 14.29 tons 2.45
$22 2,493 kWh 20.95 tons 3.59
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Factors: CO2 = 1.4 pounds per kilowatt hour (kWh); CO2 = 1.43 vehicle miles per kWh; auto miles/year = 11,929 provided by Northwest Power Planning Council, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Dept. of Transportation.