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Clean Power in my State?

You can help add electricity generated from renewable energy sources to our nation's electricity supply no matter what state you live in. Here are the types of programs that might be available to you:

• Green pricing programs. In most states, you can purchase clean, renewable (or, "green") power through green pricing programs offered by your power provider (i.e. electric utility). Green pricing programs allow customers to pay a small premium in exchange for electricity generated by clean energy sources. Check out this table to see if your power provider offers green pricing programs. If they do, contact your power provider directly for details about its program.
• Competitive electricity markets. In some states, you can now choose to have your electricity produced by an independent clean power generator, instead of buying it from the power provider assigned to your area.
• Green certificates. Even if you can't choose who generates your electricity, or purchase clean power from a green pricing program in your state, you can always purchase green certificates. When you purchase a green certificate, you are basically buying the environmental attributes of the electricity that a clean power generator is feeding into our nation's electricity grid.