Our electric company WE Energies recently sent a mailing that offered consumers the option of paying a little bit more for their energy that was derived from renewable sources like wind, geothermal, and solar.
After looking over the details, we decided to pay about $5.00 more per month to have at least 50% of the electricity we consume to come from those sources, and I have to say it feels good. If consumers are willing to pay a premium for the option of having part or all of their electricity come from renewable sources, it will send a clear signal to the energy companies that it’s something they should invest in for the future.
I live in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI with my wife Jen, our daughter Emerson, and sons Carter and Colton.
I think energy companies want to invest in renewables. The problem is that it adds too much cost for most customers because those energy sources are more expensive. What helps is having more people like you and I buying renewable energy to displace the stuff generated by fossil fuels. So — thanks for taking that step.
I think we’re going to go green here as well. It’s really not terribly expensive, and it makes me feel like I’m doing a little something to help the environment.
WE Energies pays so much money to their big boys (and politicians on both sides) that they need to reconsider their priorities. A legal monopoly in Milwaukee that makes a few rich needs to charge the working men and women of the community for new sources of energy?
Of course the cause is great, I just really don’t think that WE Energies is a properly managed company or corporate citizen.