Allegheny Power Offering Customers Wind Energy Option.ENERGY RESOURCE-29 January 2009-Allegheny Power Offering Customers Wind Energy Option(C)2009 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Allegheny Power's Pennsylvania customers now have the option to enroll in a new wind energy program. The voluntary program provides any customer the option to pay an additional charge for the purchase of wind energy credits. These credits can be purchased in blocks of 100 kilowatt-hours (kWh) for $2.50 per block. The additional cost will support the operations and development of existing and future wind energy projects. In addition to supporting wind energy, a portion of the supplemental charge will benefit the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy
Sustainable energy sources are energy sources which are not expected to be depleted in a timeframe relevant to the human race, and which Fund, which promotes clean energy technologies throughout the region. Allegheny has partnered with Community Energy Inc., a leading wind energy marketer and developer, to implement and market the program.Customers will receive information and enrollment forms with their February bill. It is estimated that signing up for 200 kWh of wind power per month for a year has the same annual environmental benefit as planting over an acre of trees or not driving 4,000 miles. For more information, visit www.alleghenypower.com/windenergy. Headquartered in Greensburg, Pa., Allegheny Energy Allegheny Energy (NYSE: AYE) is a traditional public utility based in the Pittsburgh suburb of Greensburg. It services communities in Western Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, Northern West Virginia, Northwest Virginia. is an investor-owned electric utility that owns and operates generating facilities and delivers service to approximately 1.6 million customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. , Maryland and Virginia. Headquartered in Radnor, Pa., Community Energy Inc. (CEI CEI Competitive Enterprise Institute CEI Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (Italian bishop conference) CEI Central European Initiative CEI Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano (Italian Electrotechnical Committee) ) is a marketer and developer of wind energy generation. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, the world leader in wind power. CEI has developed new wind projects in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest and supports projects under development throughout the U.S. For more information, visit www.NewWindEnergy.com. ((Comments on this story may be sent to newsdesk@jeraone.com)) ((Distributed via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) |
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