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Blowin’ In The Wind

I signed up for PECO Wind energy today!  Basically this means while my electricity may not actually come from wind.  My bill will go to put wind energy back into the grid.  The cost is slightly more.  It’s 2 cents extra per kwh… or kilo watt hour.  Honestly I don’t use that much electricity for it to make a huge dent in my wallet.

Here’s some information about it from the PECO site:

The wind energy you support is delivered directly into the Pennsylvania electric grid, reducing the need for energy from fossil fuel sources like oil and coal.  The more customers who sign up, the more Pennsylvania wind energy we can buy.  This means cleaner air and water for all of us!

Imagine the electric grid is a giant bathtub being filled with electricity from many different faucets.  Each faucet is a different generation source, like nuclear, coal, and wind.  Every time you turn on a light switch, you drain a little electricity from the tub.

Although buying wind does not mean that electricity is being delivered straight from the windmill to your home, it does mean that more of the electricity being put into the grid comes from wind, rather than other generation sources.  By participating in PECO WIND you are reducing the need to generate electricity from other sources.

http://www.peco.com/pecores/peco_wind/how_it_works.htm

I’m really excited that this was an option!  I think it’s awesome that we have an alternative energy choice.  I gladly support this.  I think it would be amazing if we could power the entire world from only wind energy.  To me it’s a no brainer.

I decided that I think wind power might be one of the most promising alternative energy options.  I like the idea that my power comes from the wind blowing and not from radioactive rods that have the possibility of harming millions in a meltdown or from coal being burned and the possibility of miners being trapped under the earth.

So there you have it.  I’m a fan of wind power.  I’m officially green on the power front!

Here’s a link to some wind energy basics:

http://windeis.anl.gov/guide/basics/index.cfm