DC company will pay you to reduce your energy use
The Post's Small Change blog has an item today about Earth Aid Enterprises, a two-year-old DC company that will pay you if you reduce your household's energy use.
When you reduce your home energy use (electricity, natural gas), you're also lowering your carbon footprint. Earth Aid bundles these carbon reductions and sells them to companies that want to buy carbon offsets. Earth Aid then pays homeowners for their energy savings, minus a brokerage fee.
It sounds pretty cool. The service is free and if you don't reduce your energy use, you don't pay a penalty. No hidden costs, according to the Earth Aid site. What's not to like? (You'll have to register on the Earth Aid site, then they'll track your energy use through your utility company. They'll even send you tips on how to save energy -- and money.)
When you reduce your home energy use (electricity, natural gas), you're also lowering your carbon footprint. Earth Aid bundles these carbon reductions and sells them to companies that want to buy carbon offsets. Earth Aid then pays homeowners for their energy savings, minus a brokerage fee.
It sounds pretty cool. The service is free and if you don't reduce your energy use, you don't pay a penalty. No hidden costs, according to the Earth Aid site. What's not to like? (You'll have to register on the Earth Aid site, then they'll track your energy use through your utility company. They'll even send you tips on how to save energy -- and money.)
Labels: carbon offset, clean energy, earth aid, energy savings, energy use, small change, washington post, Ylan Mui
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