As a resident in ConEd's "footprint," ConEd will deliver your energy and read your meter (and will charge you for it) regardless of who supplies your electricity. But you can choose your supplier, and you can choose a product that is renewable, emission free, and locally produced.
ConEd's average energy mix in NY State is Nuclear 29%, Natural gas 22%, Coal 18%, Hydro 17%, Oil 12%, Other 2%. I don't find that acceptable. I switched to Green Power through ConEd Solutions last year.
My contract for Green Power just expired, so I shopped around for a new renewable energy supplier. I want you to benefit from my time, because this is not easy information to find, and it cannot be found in any one place.
ConEd apparently tries to keep its green power suppliers secret- they're nearly impossible to find on the website. You can see a listing of the available renewable energy suppliers at
Power Your Way- GreenPower but I've provided a list of all the options below with pricing estimates. Enjoy, and please consider spending a few extra dollars per month for climate safety and your local economy (and to help de-fund the GOP, terrorists, and dictators by keeping your money away from oil companies)
1. Accent Energy
1-800-928-7775
A. Green Power (75%hydro, 25%wind)
17.4cents/kwh fixed for 12m
17.76c/kwh fixed for 24m
17.93c/kwh fixed for 36m
B. Green Power Premium (100% wind)
19.4cents/kwh fixed for 12m
19.76c/kwh fixed for 24m
19.93c/kwh fixed for 36m
2. ConEd Solutions
1-888-320-8991
A. Green Power (35% wind, 65% low impact hydro- see Low Impact Hydro for certification criteria)
16.8c/kwh fixed for 12m
B. Wind Power (100% wind)
18.5c/kwh fixed for 12m
3. IDT Energy
1-877-887-6866
Green Power (wind/water/biomass mixture, the amounts vary each month with the price of each)
To start in mid August
Energy can be purchased at variable or fixed rates. Green Power will add 2.5c/kwh to the price of traditional energy. Currently, traditional energy costs 15c/kwh
4. Econnergy
1-800-805-8586
You can only buy traditional power (currently at 12c/kwh) from Econnergy but you can elect to pay an extra fee per day that they will use to buy renewable energy.
Pay 10c/day ($3/month) and they will buy 100kwh/month
Pay 20c/day ($6/month) and they will buy 200kwh/month
Pay 50c/day ($15/month) and they will buy 500kwh/month
Etc
5. Sterling Planet
1-877-457-2306
ConEd will continue to supply and deliver your energy (traditional or green)
You can pay extra money which will be used to purchase renewable energy (40% wind, 30% hydro, 30% biomass), which is presumably fed into NY's grid.
Pay $10/month for 400kwh/month (small apt/house)
Pay $15/month for 600kwh/month (medium apt/house)
Pay $20/month for 800kmh/month (large apt/house)
I hope this is helpful and I'd like to do this for other power companies as well. The Long Island Power Authority will be next.