How does PureEnergy help protect the environment?
A9. The generation of electricity from renewable energy sources (such as wind, low impact hydro, landfill gas and bagasse) produces less greenhouse gases than the generation of electricity from coal. The more electricity that is generated from renewable energy sources, the less electricity needs to be generated from coal. Generating electricity from renewable energy sources (instead of non-renewable resources such as coal) helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the greenhouse effect. However, it is generally more expensive to produce electricity from renewable energy sources than from coal. The premium that you pay as a PureEnergy customer is used by us to purchase the GreenPower Rights and Renewable Energy Certificates associated with electricity generated from renewable energy sources. The money which the generator receives for these rights and certificates provides the generator with extra income over and above the income that it receives for the actual electricity. This extra in
