Wind FAQs

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More of our energy needs can be met through clean, wind-generated electricity. By supporting wind energy you can help the environment and make our communities even better places to live and work. Purchasing 200 kilowatt-hours of wind energy every month for one year reduces carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to planting 1 acre of trees or not driving 2,194 miles.

It's a renewable energy source which means it can never be depleted. Wind Energy is a "green" energy source that also promotes our energy independence.

Yes. You can support wind energy regardless of who supplies your electricity. You will receive a certificate that verifies your purchase.

We can assure you that the wind energy you purchase is delivered to the New York power grid for statewide distribution, so your purchase makes a real difference.

You can purchase 200 kilowatt-hours or more of wind energy per month. If your electricity consumption averages six hundred kilowatt-hours per month – and you wish to purchase 100% wind energy – you can buy no more than six hundred kilowatt-hours per month.

Call the Public Service Commission toll-free at 1.866.GRN.POWR (866.476.7697) to receive information about environmentally-friendly energy sources.