Progress Energy is pleased to partner with NC GreenPower to offer its North Carolina customers the chance to support the development of renewable energy resources and reduce their personal impact on the environment through two voluntary programs.  

NC GreenPower is a non-profit, statewide organization created by Advanced Energy Corporation through collaboration among electric utilities, environmentalists, state regulators and energy generators.    

The voluntary environmental programs, administered by NC GreenPower, is part of a statewide effort to improve the environment through the development of "green energy" (electricity generated from renewable resources such as sun, wind, and organic matter) and offering carbon offsets to balance or reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions.   

Here's how the NC GreenPower programs work:

• Participation is completely voluntary; customers can decide whether he or she wants to join.
  
• Customers who choose to participate may enroll in one or both of the following programs:
  
  
  • NC Renewable Energy 
    • Residential and small commercial customers can contribute $4 per month for each block of 100-kilowatt-hours of green power to be supplied to the state's electric grid.  Each $4 block of renewable energy will have a resource mix of solar, wind and methane from biomass.  
    • Larger electricity users can contribute $2.50 per month for each block of 100-kilowatt-hours of green power to the state's electric grid.  These customers make a minimum commitment of 100 blocks (10,000 kWh) per month for one year.  Each $2.50 block of renewable energy will come from solar, wind, small hydro and all types of biomass resources.
      
      
  • NC Carbon Offset 
    • Customers can contribute $4 per month for each block to offset 500 pounds of carbon dioxide or carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. This offset will reduce the customer's "carbon footprint" on the environment.      
      
      
• NC GreenPower contributions will be itemized on the customer's monthly statement and appear as an additional charge on their regular electric bill.
  
• All NC GreenPower contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law. 
• While Progress Energy collects customer contributions on behalf of  NC GreenPower, Progress Energy does not keep any of the money.  All contributions are passed along to NC GreenPower for the continued development of green energy sources.
• Customers who enroll in NC GreenPower but don't pay their contributions will be dropped from the program.  This will not affect the customer's regular electrical service. 
  
• You must be a Progress Energy Carolinas customer in order for us to collect NC GreenPower contributions via your electric bill.  If you receive electricity from another utility, you should contact that utility about enrolling in the NC GreenPower Program.

Customers who would prefer to make a one-time contribution to NC GreenPower - instead of monthly contributions - should send it to NC GreenPower, 909 Capability Drive, Suite 2100, Raleigh, NC 27606 or make a payment online at  NC GreenPower  For more information, visit www.ncgreenpower.org