| In the United States, Canada and Australia both | | | | Consumers who sign up with their local utility |
| commercial and residential consumers can buy | | | | provider to pay a premium each month for green |
| green energy from their standard local utility | | | | energy are not only helping to save their |
| provider of from a provider that specializes in | | | | environment but they are also sending a message |
| green energy. Many third party suppliers of | | | | to the utility companies and the legislature that |
| energy provide green energy electricity that is | | | | they are willing to pay extra for healthy air for us |
| produced from renewable resources. This energy | | | | all. |
| is delivered to consumers by way of their local | | | | There are environmentally conscious, forward |
| electric utility company. The consumer who opts | | | | thinking countries such as the Netherlands that |
| for this green energy course pays a small | | | | have committed themselves to matching their |
| premium each month on her or his utility bill as the | | | | consumers purchase of green energy with an |
| additional cost of the green energy they are | | | | equal amount of green energy buy for |
| getting. The other option is to buy directly from | | | | governmental use. The government of Holland |
| the green energy supplier. | | | | exempts green energy producers and users from |
| Of course, when a consumer buys the green | | | | its pollution tax. This exemption brings the cost of |
| energy via the local utility company he or she can | | | | green energy consumption down considerably. |
| not know its really green energy in other words, | | | | Several organizations in Europe promote the |
| they do not know that they truly got what they | | | | consumption of green energy, and there are a |
| paid extra for. It is a matter of trust. The local | | | | number of green energy providers, although the |
| electric company buys the electricity from the | | | | high cost of electricity in those countries has kept |
| various producers. These can be nuclear, coal, | | | | the use of the less expensive gas and oil the |
| hydroelectric power on a large scale or green | | | | majority provider. |
| energy providers such as solar and wind energy | | | | At work now are efforts to distribute cheap |
| producers. | | | | renewable electricity in these countries so the |
| Must electricity from the local utility company in | | | | average electrical consumer can afford to support |
| any country comes from fossil fuels or nuclear | | | | the environment and clean air efforts with the |
| power that is not renewable and or pollutes the | | | | use of green energy products. Consumers can |
| environment to a high and dangerous level. Green | | | | install their very own renewable green energy |
| energy is the current provider of a minimal | | | | system, based locally. |
| percentage of our worlds electricity. In fact, when | | | | This may be solar, wind or even water power. |
| utility companies buy green energy for the | | | | Geothermal heat pumps also provide green |
| consumers that request it they generally only buy | | | | energy by tapping a few feet into the earths |
| 25 percent of what they ultimately provide to all. | | | | temperature. |