California Utility to offer Carbon Offsets

Pacific Gas and electric is offering a program that allows its customers to offset the amount of carbon they generate recieving power from the utility. While alot of companies are trying to do this, PG&E is one of the largest to start this. Palo Alto, the city i live in runs its own utility and has offered a green option for years. It adds about $9 to our monthly bill and alters the mix of power the city buys towards renewable resources. This may be a small way we can all help

The utility, California's largest, announced a program that will let its customers calculate and offset the amount of carbon dioxide their power supply produces. The average residential customer who volunteers for the program will spend an estimated $4.31 each month, with the exact figure based on how much electricity and natural gas the person uses. Businesses that buy power from PG&E also can participate.
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