Going Greener, wind energy!

		How it Works

How it works

A small additional monthly cost covers the added expense of harvesting the wind power.  PECO WIND energy is available for purchase in monthly blocks of 100 kilowatt-hours for $2.54 per block.  For a typical home, one block is equal to about 15 percent of your average monthly electricity usage.

You may choose to sign up for Wind Blocks at $2.54 per block per month or have 100 percent of your actual monthly electric usage charged at 2.54 cents for each kilowatt-hour used.  If you sign up for Blocks and choose more blocks than you use, you will not be billed for more than your actual electric usage.

The wind energy you support is delivered directly into the Pennsylvania electric grid, reducing the need for energy from fossil fuel sources like oil and coal.  The more customers who sign up, the more Pennsylvania wind energy we can buy.  This means cleaner air and water for all of us!

Imagine the electric grid is a giant bathtub being filled with electricity from many different faucets.  Each faucet is a different generation source, like nuclear, coal, and wind.  Every time you turn on a light switch, you drain a little electricity from the tub. 

Although buying wind does not mean that electricity is being delivered straight from the windmill to your home, it does mean that more of the electricity being put into the grid comes from wind, rather than other generation sources.  By participating in PECO WIND you are reducing the need to generate electricity from other sources.

Click here to see a visual diagram of "how it works".

I will be signing up for the Wind energy later this month. We are willing to take on the initial extra cost of wind knowing that most likely we will be seeing a much larger increase in our bill if the price of oil and other natural resources continues to climb.

I have made an agreement with B that if I can cut the bill down by $20 this month, we can sign up for the wind and stay on the wind power. So not only I am going to cut back on usage, I am going to help reduce our dependance on fossil fuels.

I have already gone around the house and unplugged anything not in use. I have most of our electronics connected to power strips, which makes the process much quicker. I have unplugged any of our nightlights. They really don't need to be used during the day! The coffee pot is unplugged. It runs constantly to have a clock and automatic timer. We don't use either.

I have over the past few months switched to energy efficient lightbulbs. I have all the lights off and I turned the AC off this morning. I opened a few windows and am hoping that when it gets close to 90 this afternoon I can go relax on the bed under the ceiling fan.

I also have been only running the dryer for half the time, and then hanging the clothes up on hangers to finish drying.

I will keep everyone updated on how well I saved.