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Price of Blue Sky wind energy will drop May 1
Supporting clean, renewable energy not only is easy, it soon will cost less.
Pacific Power chose Earth Day to announce that on May 1, it will reduce the price of Blue Sky renewable wind energy from $2.95 per 100 kilowatt-hour block to $1.95 in Oregon, Wyoming and Washington.
Pacific Power launched Blue Sky in 2000 to give customers a choice in how their energy is produced, and to allow them a part in creating demand for renewable energy resources. The program gives customers the opportunity to buy wind energy in 100-kilowatt-hour block increments, in addition to their regular monthly electric bill. More than 10,600 have signed up systemwide
"We’re hopeful that the new, lower price for Blue Sky will spur more signups," said Bill Edmonds, Pacific Power’s director of environmental policy. "We lowered Blue Sky’s price because of greater customer participation, improved technology and the reduced cost of acquiring renewable power."
Edmonds pointed out that Blue Sky purchases are made in addition to the renewables that Pacific Power already places into its system. "For example, we recently announced plans to add 1,400 megawatts of new wind and geothermal resources into our energy mix in the next 10 years," he said.
Due to increased customer participation in all the company’s renewable offerings, Pacific Power’s parent company, PacifiCorp, received national recognition for its renewable power efforts. Last February, the U.S. Dept. of Energy ranked PacifiCorp third in the nation for the number of customers signed up for renewable power, and sixth for the amount purchased. Today, PacifiCorp has more than 21,000 customers participating in renewable power options.
Price of Blue Sky wind energy will drop May 1
Price of Blue Sky wind energy will drop May 1
Supporting clean, renewable energy not only is easy, it soon will cost less.
Pacific Power chose Earth Day to announce that on May 1, it will reduce the price of Blue Sky renewable wind energy from $2.95 per 100 kilowatt-hour block to $1.95 in Oregon, Wyoming and Washington.
Pacific Power launched Blue Sky in 2000 to give customers a choice in how their energy is produced, and to allow them a part in creating demand for renewable energy resources. The program gives customers the opportunity to buy wind energy in 100-kilowatt-hour block increments, in addition to their regular monthly electric bill. More than 10,600 have signed up systemwide
"We’re hopeful that the new, lower price for Blue Sky will spur more signups," said Bill Edmonds, Pacific Power’s director of environmental policy. "We lowered Blue Sky’s price because of greater customer participation, improved technology and the reduced cost of acquiring renewable power."
Edmonds pointed out that Blue Sky purchases are made in addition to the renewables that Pacific Power already places into its system. "For example, we recently announced plans to add 1,400 megawatts of new wind and geothermal resources into our energy mix in the next 10 years," he said.
Due to increased customer participation in all the company’s renewable offerings, Pacific Power’s parent company, PacifiCorp, received national recognition for its renewable power efforts. Last February, the U.S. Dept. of Energy ranked PacifiCorp third in the nation for the number of customers signed up for renewable power, and sixth for the amount purchased. Today, PacifiCorp has more than 21,000 customers participating in renewable power options.
Price of Blue Sky wind energy will drop May 1