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This particular article will focus on how you can save with our CleanSteps℠ Windpower program (provided by Washington Gas Energy Services), and a word of caution.

As I said in Part I, local wind pricing is more expensive than our standard electricity offering. That being said, a lot of our pricing either comes close to or beats what you're paying your local utility right now for non-renewable energy. That's a good thing.

We have two packages: 50% local wind, and 100% local wind. Here's our pricing details, as of the publication date of this blog posting:

1 year @ 50%=11.20¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.34¢)

2 years @ 50%=11.10¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.34¢)

1 year @ 100%=12.40¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.34¢)

2 years @ 100%=12.30¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.34¢)

1 year @ 50%=11.50¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 12.51¢)

2 years @ 50%=11.40¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 12.51¢)

1 year @ 100%=12.70¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 12.51¢)

2 years @100%=12.60¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 12.51¢)

1 year @ 50%= 11.20¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.97¢)

2 years @50%=11.10¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.97¢)

1 year @ 100%=12.40¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.97¢)

2 years @ 100%=12.30¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.97¢)

1 year @ 50%=9.20¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 8.541¢)

2 years @ 50%=9.10¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 8.541¢)

1 year @ 100%=10.40¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 8.541¢)

2 years @ 100%=10.30¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 8.541¢)

1 year @ 50%=10.70¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.76¢)

2 years 50%=10.70¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.76¢)

1 year @ 100%=11.90¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.76¢)

2 years @ 100%=11.90¢(versus the current Price to Compare of 11.76¢)

1 year @ 50%=11.60¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.76¢)

2 years @ 50%=11.50¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.76¢)

1 year @ 100%=12.80¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.76¢)

2 years @ 100%=12.70¢ (versus the current Price to Compare of 11.76¢)

Price to Compare is the average cost per kilowatt-hour for generation and transmission service, based on your rate classification. The Price to Compare is a tool for you to use in comparing your utility's rates with offers from competing electricity suppliers -- like us. This pricing can change.

When you sign up for CleanSteps℠ Windpower, you get the same features as all of our energy packages:

• A fixed price for the length/term of the contract (1 year or 2 years)
• Painless switchover of suppliers (it's all an accounting change, basically)
• The convenience (relatively speaking) of dealing with your local utility for outages, billing, etc.

There is one caveat, though, when it comes to buying green energy. Other companies in this area are offering wind power. Many of them, though, are selling what's called "national wind power." This means their power comes from other parts of the country. By purchasing national wind power, you aren't doing anything to improve the ecosystem here in the mid-Atlantic.

Unfortunately, local wind is a bit more expensive than national wind. But given the tradeoff, I think ourCleanSteps℠ Windpower offering comes out ahead, because you're helping the environment right here in the mid-Atlantic.

By now, I hope you're convinced to take the green plunge and purchase your green energy through the marketing relationship we have with Electric Advisors, Inc. and Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES). To start the process, click here. You'll need about 10 minutes and copies of your electric and natural-gas bills. Use this link for our Preferred Pricing, too. You'll get prices that are better than what WGES offers in its own marketing efforts.

CleanSteps℠ Windpower is a service mark of Washington Gas Energy Services.