Where does your electricity come from?

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You can find out here. I'm pleased to say we switched ours to Good Energy a few months ago - thinking it would be slightly more expensive based on their tarriff. In fact our direct debit has gone down. It's a dead easy way to do your bit

lol there isn't an 'ethical' way to buy electricty

There isn't really an option to use none so I'd rather it be through renewables

renewables are the only option we have. it makes me laugh - how alot of my contemporaries have fared with their 'save the planet bit'

atomic energy is the only way isn't it.

God what a horrific thought

Ours in central TX is wind-generated. Shocking really, seeing as how TX is typically thought of as the least environmentally-minded of all the states. Had to look it up, and also found that the wind turbines in TX supply the power grids for two other states as well.

We are also with Good Energy. And as we live on top of a very windy hill we are looking into getting a wind turbine too.

Good Energy is recommended by Friends of the Earth

Out of all m'netters there's only me and sophy who want to use renewable electricity?! That makes me .

It's honestly not expensive - have a look at their tariff and you can work it out.

It's the easiest way to hugely reduce your family's carbon footprint - please give it a try [gets down on knees and begs]. Sorry I'm a bit obsessed about global warming since i had kids

yes need to sort this out in new year

we are on an renewable tariff with a big firm (npower) but using common sense, I am 90% sure that its just that we pay for the 5% or so renewables that electricity companies have to (I think) provide. So it makes no difference, its just cosmetic.

Am increasingly wondering, from a purely pragmatic pov,if nuclear IS the only way, tbh, a lot of people just don't seem to get it and they WON'T cut back on electricity . I find it pretty astonishing that people with kids can be so bloody irresponsible with the planet they live on.

If they build many more coal stations, we are utterly buggered from a global warming pov.

I agree it's our kids we need to worry about.

Good Energy is 100% renewable energy. Plllleeease consider it. It's really not expensive. My direct debit is £30 pcm and that's with cooking and one electric heater - but you can see for yourself if you look at their tariff.

You feel so much less guilt when using your tumble drier!!

We are with Ebico who charge the same price to all customers however they pay.

They also provide carbon offsetting, and I think some of their electricity is from renewable sources, but not a fixed & guaranteed amount so they're not sold as a green provider.

I like the idea of people who can pay by Direct Debit subsidising those on meters and also that profits go back into the company, not to shareholders.

It's about as ethical as you can get - just less green than some.

Good Energy is the only 100% renewable supplier and doesn't use any fossil fuels or nuclear power as you can see from this list.

These companies all use Good Energy.

You can sign up to Good Energy online - here.

In NI we have no choice - only one electricity provider, tho there is a "green" tarriff (Im on it)