[ausev] Austin Energy Green Choice...

[John Penry at Texrocks]

The windtricity website put out by CPS is very misleading.  The Austin 
website is much clearer.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Claire Sorenson" <csorenson1 at austin.rr.com>
To: "'AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion'" 
<ausev at austinev.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: [ausev] Austin Energy Green Choice...


>I wasn't confused by the information sent out by Austin Enegery.  I was
> confused by what my friends were telling me.  So, I went on the website 
> and
> I understood much better what exactly the program was and wasn't offering.
>
>
>
> CS Unlimited
> Claire Sorenson
> Ph: 512-689-5911
> Fax: 512-282-9942
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ausev-bounces at austinev.org [mailto:ausev-bounces at austinev.org] On
> Behalf Of John Penry at Texrocks
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:20 PM
> To: AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion
> Subject: Re: [ausev] Austin Energy Green Choice...
>
> Exactly!
> In the long run you end up saving money, because the other methods involve
> expendable materials, that have to be trucked to the plant, or waste
> materials that have to be removed.
>
> I don't object to marketing wind energy. I object to:
> 1)  The only company in town that sells electricity is spending 
> advertising
> to get people to use less.
> 2)  Telling people they are buying green, when they are signing up for a
> rate hold.
> 3)  Having to decipher the gobbledygook instead of plain facts.
>
> My son-in-law has been involved in setting up wind farms between the
> Washington State and Flatonia, Texas.
> They now live in Lubbock, and I think the landscape between Abilene and
> Snyder was improved by those 350 foot ballerinas.    And the town of 
> Snyder
> is now a boom town.  This is good.  But the fact remains that we don't 
> need
> to pay extra to "help the electric company" buy it, it makes sense for 
> them
> to buy it.  20 years from now it will be seen as the smartest thing they
> ever did.
>
> John in Seguin
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kenscircus at aol.com>
> To: <ausev at austinev.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [ausev] Austin Energy Green Choice...
>
>
>> Heidi and I subscribed to GreenChoice when we moved to Austin in 2000.
>> We were never confused about where our energy came from. Our goal was
>> to support wind power development. Just like anything else, if you want
>> something nice you have to pay for it. It turns out that while it was a
>> premium when we subscribed, our rate is now below the "regular" rate.
>> Enough lower that "Tweety" cost us $0.0055 (just over 1/2 cent) per
>> mile. Guess which car gets the most use!
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> http://www.evalbum.com/983
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Claire Sorenson <csorenson1 at austin.rr.com>
>> To: 'AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion'
>> <ausev at austinev.org>
>> Sent: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 8:32 pm
>> Subject: Re: [ausev] Austin Energy Green Choice...
>>
>>
>>
>> I hope I am not straying from our forum here. If we are looking for
>> cleaner
>> sources of energy for our electric cars, there are some interesting
>> things
>> to note about the GreenChoice program. Not to be a wet blanket, but we
>> all
>> use the energy from the wind farms. Those who participate in the
>> GreenChoice program pay more and that allows more green power to be
>> added to
>> the grid to replace fossil fuels for all Austin Energy customers to
>> use. I
>> think it is a great program. But, at first I thought that by
>> participating
>> in the Green Choice program it meant my house would then run on 100%
>> green
>> energy. I am curious to see if in the end the green energy actually
>> replaces fossil fuels or just adds more total energy to the grid. Either
>> way it is still a good program. I would rather have a percentage of our
>> grid run by wind power than none at all. Little by little we will ge
>> there.
>>
>> You might also look up Green Mountain. They buy only green energy from
>> various sources and sell it to Texas Consumers. The catch is that their
>> service coverage is still limited. See the website below. You can plug
>> in
>> your zip code and see if they serve your area.
>>
>>
> http://www.electricitytexas.com/greenmountain/index.html?mrc=Ggreen+mountain
>> &9gtype=search&9gkw=green%20mountain&9gad=585420915
>>
>> CS Unlimited
>> Claire Sorenson
>> Ph: 512-689-5911
>> Fax: 512-282-9942
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ausev-bounces at austinev.org [mailto:ausev-bounces at austinev.org] On
>> Behalf Of Brian Lasseter
>> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 5:13 PM
>> To: AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion
>> Subject: [ausev] Austin Energy Green Choice...
>>
>> For those who want to power their electric car with power from Texas
>> wind
>> farms... Now is your chance. Batch-5 GreenChoice energy became
>> available today. GreenChoice power has been unavailable to new
>> customers for the past two years... since January 12th, 2006.
>>
>>
>>
> http://www.austinenergy.com/Energy%20Efficiency/Programs/Green%20Choice/inde
>> x.htm
>>
>>
>> --
>> TTFN,
>> Brian "Lasso" Lasseter
>>
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