May 2008

Green Power Still Available

Easy way to help the environment

You can help the environment every time you pay your electric bill.

Walton EMC is still offering its customer-owners the choice of having some of their electricity supplied by green generating methods. Your participation supports several different generating processes across Georgia:

Landfill Gas

This gas, normally burned off in a giant flare, comes from decaying matter buried in landfills. The gas is captured, cleaned and used to power small electric generating plants near Columbus and Fayetteville.

Low-Impact Hydro

This dam, above Athens, does not significantly alter the flow of the river.

Solar

Several solar sites are in use around the state at various schools, including Oconee County High. This gives students a chance to learn and experiment with solar power during the generation process.

Chicken Litter

A plant in Northeast Georgia will come on line shortly that uses refuse from poultry houses to fuel a medium-sized generating plant. The litter is turned into an inert ash with a volume several times smaller than the original material.

Wind

A wind assessment study is underway at Rocky Mountain near Rome. The results will show if this green generating technology is practical for Georgia.

You can sponsor a 150 kilowatt-hour block of green power for only $2.95 a month (added to your regular power bill). For each kilowatt-hour sold, one-half cent goes to a research and development fund to look at future green power projects.

A kilowatt-hour is the way we measure your electricity use. A 150 kilowatt-hour block will run a refrigerator for about two months.

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