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Understanding Your Power Options: Pricing Plans Green Future Options
Understanding Your Power Options: Pricing Plans Green Future Options
Understanding Your Power Options: Pricing Plans Green Future Options
All of the energy you pay for is from 100 TIME OF USE
percent new renewable sources.
You pay different rates for electricity you
GREEN FUTURESM SOLAR use depending on the time of day, day of
Information on environmental impacts
The environmental impact charts compare the
week and season. If you can shift your energy
Solar power generated right here in Oregon, use to off-peak hours, you may save money
environmental performance of this electricity
sold in 1 kilowatt blocks. Each block is about product with the average profile for electricity with Time of Use. More details on pricing,
14 percent of an average PGE renewable generation in the Northwest, with respect to and highest use periods can be found at
power customer’s monthly usage. emission of key air pollutants (SO2, NOX), toxins portlandgeneral.com/poweroptions.
(mercury), and greenhouse gases (CO2) associated
39% Natural Gas 74% Wind 33% Natural Gas 32% Wind
30% Hydro 21% Solar 26% Hydro 28% Natural Gas
21% Coal 3% Biomass 18% Coal 22% Hydro
6% Wind 1% Low Impact 14% Solar 15% Coal
Hydro
<1% Nuclear 5% Wind <1% Nuclear
1% Geothermal
<1% Solar <1% Nuclear <1% Solar
<1% Other <1% Other <1% Other
<1% Biomass <1% Biomass <1% Biomass
<1% Waste <1% Waste <1% Waste
For 2017, the new wind comes from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah For 2017, the additional Clean Wind comes from Oregon,
or Wyoming. The new geothermal and new solar comes from Oregon. Washington, Idaho, Utah or Wyoming.
Carbon Dioxide 44% Carbon Dioxide 0% Carbon Dioxide 38% Carbon Dioxide 31%
Sulfur Dioxide 31% Sulfur Dioxide 0% Sulfur Dioxide 26% Sulfur Dioxide 22%
Nitrogen Oxides 37% Nitrogen Oxides 0% Nitrogen Oxides 32% Nitrogen Oxides 27%
Mercury 25% Mercury NA Mercury 22% Mercury 18%
0% 100% 200% 0% 100% 200% 0% 100% 200% 0% 100% 200%
BELOW AVG ABOVE AVG BELOW AVG ABOVE AVG BELOW AVG ABOVE AVG BELOW AVG ABOVE AVG
AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL ADDITIONAL COST $0.008 per kWh ADDITIONAL COST $5 per 1 kW block ADDITIONAL COST $2.50 per 200 kWh block
Basic Service: $90.36 | 12.6 cents per kWh AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL
Time of Use: $90.36 | 12.6 cents per kWh $96.28 | 13.4 cents per kWh $95.51 | 13.3 cents per kWh $92.94 | 12.9 cents per kWh
Note: Pricing based on the typical PGE residential customer enrolled in a renewable program using 718 kWh per month and the typical Time of Use customer using energy 21% on-peak, 40% mid-peak, and 39% off-peak. Charts show 2017 mix for Basic Service, Time of Use, Green Source, Green Future Solar and Clean Wind power. New power comes from facilities that came online within the last 15 years.
Due to rounding, the sum of listed percentages may not equal 100.