Green Power Switch

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• What is Green Power Switch®?

  Green Power Switchâ is a renewable energy initiative that offers consumers in the Tennessee Valley a choice in the type of power they buy. TVA and local power companies, working in cooperation with the environmental community, developed Green Power Switch®, as a way to bring green power electricity that's generated by cleaner renewable resources to Valley consumers. MLEC chose to be one of the public power companies in the TVA service area to sell energy generated by solar, wind, and landfill gas resources.

• How much does it cost?

  You can buy green power in 150-kilowatt-hour blocks (about 12 percent of a typical household's monthly energy use). Each block you sign up to purchase will add $4 to your monthly power bill, and you can buy just one block or as many as you like.

• Is the green power you purchased delivered right to your home?

  No. The green power you pay for will be added to TVA's electric system as part of the Valley's total power mix. What is the environmental benefit? Buying two blocks of green power ($8 per month) for a year is equal to recycling 480 lbs. of aluminum (that's 15,322 cans!) or recycling 1,766 lbs. of newspaper.

• How do I sign up for Green Power Switch®?

  It's simple. Visit your local office for quick and easy sign-up, or call us and request a form be mailed to you. MLEC members can also sign-up online by visiting the Green Power Switch® website.

  For more information visit www.greenpowerswitch.com.

  **As part of our accreditation criteria with the Center for Resource Solutions, we are required to disclose the electricity fuel mix for Green Power Switch delivered to participating customers during the prior year. See the link below for more information.

  http://www.tva.com/greenpowerswitch/pdf/product_content_label.pdf