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Originally Posted by Jaxian  Huh? It's not a myth. You can find out more information here: TVA: Green Power Switch
Tennessee Valley Authority is the company which runs Green Power Switch. Green Power Switch is the program the Gores uses to fund their Green Power.
It is true that this power all comes from the same grid, but that doesn't matter: Gore's money funds the production of green power, not carbon-producing power. I have attached a diagram which illustrates this. | Here is a quote from TVA's website: "How much does it cost? You can buy green power in 150-kilowatt-hour blocks (about 12 percent of a typical household's monthly energy use). Each block will add $4 to your monthly power bill. Green power cost more because the technology used to capture these renewable resources is more expensive than traditional power generation methods." Nashville Electric Service
In other words, Gore pays extra for this power in order to fund the facilities used to produce it.
I call that walking the walk. |