How does the LG&E and KU Green Energy Program allow me to take action against the effects of climate change?
The basic mix of electricity you use every day creates a byproduct called carbon dioxide (CO2), which is emitted into the earth’s atmosphere. This greenhouse gas is one of the leading causes of climate change. Our Green Energy program allows you to support existing and help develop new renewable energy sources that don’t emit additional CO2. For every megawatt hour of electricity these clean, “green” energy sources produce, they also produce a megawatt hour of environmental benefit, which is sold as a Renewable Energy Certificate, or REC. These RECs are sold separately to pay the higher cost of producing renewable energy. And it is helping! More than 4,800 megawatts of new renewable energy (enough for about 6 million homes) has been produced in the U.S. from participation in green energy programs like ours. Therefore, your purchases of Green Energy do help to make a difference. Your payments currently are used to purchase RECs from renewable energy sources in Kentucky and adjacent stat
