Thread: DITCH YOUR DIRTY ENERGY COMPANY

You're right. It all comes from the grid and a lot of it is from Coal fired power stations.
What they do is buy energy from renewables suppliers only and (don't quote me here because I don't really Know) For any that can't be supplied they by carbon offsets I suppose. I buy mine off one such Company because it's cheaper.

Yes - once the power goes into the grid, it is indistinguishable what came from coal and what is renewable. What is distinguishable, is who is paying for which type. At short intervals the market regulator matches demand and supply by asking for quotes to buy and sell, a bit like a stock exchange. A 'green' distributor might only buy from renewable suppliers, although at some times there may not be sufficient supply of renewables, and they would, as suggested, make it up by buying equivalent carbon credits. I suspect there is some question as to just how transparently this is actually carried out though! Same thought applies to 'ethical' investment companies.

Lots of fleas on this dog.

DL

power is expensive enough without making it more expensive

the idea of this email is that it was cheaper.....

Who certifies 100% carbon free suppliers,
How do carbon credits make the planet greener, or do we just assume somewhere someone is planting trees with no overheads no waste.
There have been enough reports of 'Charities' skimming the revenue to make a good lifestyle for the administrators, could this be the same.

I know where i work we have carbon minimization obligations, and we get audited annually, who audits those that gets the carbon credit money.

Skeptical, yes

How can renewable energy be cheaper .

My provider buys the excess Electricity I generate from solar for .65c a kwh
And I only pay .24c Kwh to buy power from them .

I 'm happy about it , but I don't understand it.

Maybe it's a scam to get you to fit solar panels to your house and ditch the dirty power companies by making your own.