Tips for Alternative Energy Savings

Here's a Pennsylvania Public Utility document that provides information on how to benefit from "alternative energy credits" (AEC).

Through the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act (AEPS), you can benefit from environmentally friendly and alternative energy methods. Those include solar panels, fuel cells or biodigesters... and solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, biomass, and demand side management resources.

I'm not sure if I can fit a wind mill in my front yard, but if you know about little ones for the roof... let me know! My dad installed solar panels on our house when I was rather young, and if it wasn't cost prohibitive (and it saved me money) I'd love to be more environmentally friendly.

Fox Philly on PA Electricity Choice

Fox Philly reports on PA residents now being able to show for their electricity provider. Fox 29’s Chris O’Connell reports (video below)

• If you have PECO, your bill will be going up about 5%, on average, unless you act now. 
• 15 new suppliers are now servicing PECO’s 1.6 million customers (I picked Stream). 
• Some of the new companies are offering discounts or fixed pricing for service.
• If you want to make a switch, you should not notice many changes, meaning, you will still get a PECO bill. 
• You will still call PECO for repairs or power outages.

I think many will be timid to change because they fail to understand the last two points. PECO can't deny you a repair if you choose another provider.