June 11, 2008—EPB, the publicly owned provider of power in the greater Chattanooga area, says customers are proving they don’t mind paying more for green power.
A total of 1,109 EPB customers have signed up for the Green Power Switch program offered by the Tennessee Valley Authority, said EPB spokeswoman Lacie Newton. EPB began offering the program in September 2001.
Overall, the program has 12,259 residential and 511 business customers, according to the Tennessee Valley Authority. The program’s revenues help expand the amount of renewable energy production, according to TVA.
Customers can buy $4 increments, or blocks, of green power, with one block equaling 150 kilowatt hours of energy production. TVA asks businesses to buy at least five blocks for a total of $20, according to the Web site.
EPB is selling 1,041 blocks to residential customers and 2,999 blocks to commercial customers each month. The $4 charges are on top of what a customer pays in his monthly power bill. Universities have been large commercial supporters of Green Power Switch.
For more information, see the article in the Chattanooga Times.
