Is LIPA Green Choice similar to Long Island Choice? Do customers purchase their energy from another supplier?
Customers enrolled in LIPA Green Choice will make a purchase from energy services companies who specialize in marketing renewable resources. Unlike Long Island Choice, the customer will not actually purchase the electricity, but will purchase the green attributes of that electricity. Green Power marketers need to certify to the NY Public Services Commission that they have purchased the attributes of green power that is then delivered into the electric grid serving all of New York State. The marketer must then also provide assurance that each customer purchasing the Green attribute receives the value for that purchase.
