Greenpower is an easy and voluntary way to support local renewable energy, above and beyond EWEB’s substantial renewable energy portfolio.

The charges for the program are added to your EWEB bill.

You have two investment options under the plan:

Option 1: Go all-in

Assign 100 percent of your electricity use to Greenpower with an extra one cent per kilowatt-hour. For reference, the 2023 electricity cost for residential customers is 9.72 cents per kWh and about 11.26 cents per kWh for small businesses. (The premium applies only to the energy charge on your bill, not the delivery or demand charge.)

Since your electric use varies each month, your Greenpower investment will vary as well.

Example: If your monthly energy was 1,000 kWh, then your Greenpower investment would be $10 for the month. 

Option 2: Buy fixed blocks

We have two block sizes. Just pick the size of the block, and then select the number of blocks you'd like based on your electricity usage. 

• 1,000-kilowatt-hour blocks cost $10 each (the average household uses about one block this size per month, but business use varies widely)
• 100 kilowatt-hour blocks cost $1.50 each.

With this option, your Greenpower investment is a predictable fixed amount each month.

EWEB's formal Rate Schedule for this program is available here.

For every one dollar invested in Greenpower:

• $0.63 goes to local solar installations
• $0.27 goes to grants to nonprofit agencies
• $0.07 goes to REC retirement
• $0.03 goes to program administration

Greenpower funds have allowed more than 700 local residents, businesses and community organizations to install rooftop solar over the years.

What if you want to invest in rooftop solar but you don’t own the roof? What if your home gets limited sunlight?

Rooftop solar isn’t practical for every building, but by investing in Greenpower, you can help fund solar installations where they make sense throughout our community.

In 2021, 64 new solar projects were completed with an estimated annual savings of over 609,000 kWh. Here's a breakdown by customer:

Residential: 60 net metered projects completed with an estimated annual savings of over 493,000 kWh

Commercial: 1 net metered project and 2 direct generation projects completed with a total estimated annual savings of over 116,000 kWh

Our Greenpower program provides an easy and affordable way for you to help the environment. Each month, your support of EWEB Greenpower will be listed on your electricity bill as a separate item.

Whether you are a residential or business customer, you have several options for supporting Greenpower:

• You can assign 100 percent of your electricity use to Greenpower with an extra one cent per kilowatt-hour premium. The average household uses 1,600 kilowatt-hours of electricity in a month and so would pay an additional $16 a month. The premium applies only to the energy charge on your bill (not the delivery or demand charge). With this option, your Greenpower amount will vary from month to month depending on how much energy you use.

• Or you can choose to pay for blocks of Greenpower. We have two block sizes: 1,000-kilowatt-hour blocks cost $10 each (the average household uses about one block this size per month, but business use varies widely), or 100 kilowatt-hour blocks cost $1.50 each. Just pick the size of the block, and then select the number of blocks you'd like based on your electricity usage. With this option, the Greenpower amount is constant from month to month.

We place these Greenpower funds in a reserve account that supports research, education and projects that advance renewable energy. Those projects include incentives for our customers who install local solar energy projects.