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NC GreenPower’s electrical connection

Understanding how energy is measured is important in helping you appreciate your participation in the NC GreenPower program. Every $4 that you contribute monthly toward renewable energy production adds 100 kwh, or about 1/10th of the average home’s power consumption to the electric grid. Over the course of a year, that $4 contribution will add 1,200 kwh of cleaner electricity to the state’s power supply. That means that more than one month each year of your electrical needs are being generated from renewable energy, and shared with citizens across the state.

Today, most renewable energy generation capacity in the state is measured in kilowatts. It may not seem like much when compared to traditional sources. But if every citizen does a little bit, then one day soon renewable energy may comprise gigawatts of the state’s energy supply and power your home with thousands of kilowatt-hours of reliable, environmentally-friendly electricity.

Jeff Brooks is marketing and communications coordinator for NC GreenPower, a statewide non-profit organization working to encourage the development of renewable energy resources across the state. For more information on the NC GreenPower program and what you can do to help, visit www.ncgreenpower.org or call (866) 533-NCGP.