Impressive numbers signing up for premium geothermal energy only program
The renewable energy-focused agency, Sonoma Clean Power, announced that 5.4 percent of those first-phase customers had opted to remain with PG&E as of March 20. The agency originally projected a 22-to-25 percent opt-out rate for its first round of customers by the end of 2014, but current participation suggest a 3-to-5 percent greater rate of enrollment, according to materials for the agency’s board of directors.
Sonoma Clean Power will launch a 100 percent renewable product, “EverGreen,” will be offered at a 20 percent premium, drawing entirely from geothermal power produced at the Geysers geothermal field straddling Sonoma and Lake counties. Sonoma Clean Power said 192 accounts have already signed up for the EverGreen program.
A baseline “CleanStart” product is made up of 33 percent renewable energy. It is a strict definition that excludes some low-carbon sources like hydroelectric power, though low-greenhouse-gas emitting sources also represent a large portion of that power mix.
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