Many people don't have the resources or the time to go the extra mile like Begley has.** But you do have the chance to positively impact our environment here in the mid-Atlantic, by buying "green" power.

Our CleanSteps℠ Windpower electricity offering (brought to you by Washington Gas Energy Services - WGES) is now available for your home, at rates that are lower than you might think. If you live in Maryland, the District of Columbia or Delaware, you can now buy electric power from wind farms that operate right here in the mid-Atlantic -- in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, to be specific.

More than 10,000 residential customers are already helping to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and their carbon footprint, by purchasing local wind power. Now, you can purchase local wind at 50% of your total electric load, or at 100%.

Best of all, it's very easy to do.

Here's some frequently asked questions about our green local-wind offering:

Does this wind power actually make its way to my home for use?

Not directly, no. Here’s what actually happens:

• Electricity from regional wind farms is fed into the "power pool" supplying the regional electrical grid
• WGES buys Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) from regional wind farms equal to the customer’s -- your -- energy demands, for its CleanSteps℠ Windpower program
• After you sign up with WGES through EA and Electric Advisors, you’ll receive a confirmation with the percentage of wind power you buy, after your WGES enrollment is submitted and your account is accepted
• Your utility bill will then show your WGES CleanSteps℠ Windpower purchase of 50% or 100% on a single line.
• How else does wind power help the environment?
• In two other major ways:
• Renewable Energy Source: Wind is an unlimited resource with inexhaustible suppl
• Improves Overall Fuel Mix and Promotes Energy Independence: Choosing wind displaces power generated from "conventional" sources of electricity such as coal and oil with a cleaner, domestic "renewable" energy source