Opt-Up for Climate Impact !

Opting Up to Greener Power Can Maximum Your Climate Impact !

Once you are part of Durham Community Power, you can Opt Up to a higher renewable rate class and do something really significant about global warming. The CO₂ emitted by the burning of fossil fuels to make your electricity has a huge environmental impact.  

Durham Community Power makes it easy to “Opt Up” to a greener rate option with more electricity generated by solar, wind and hydro, and reduce or even eliminate those emissions.

What environmental impact will Opting Up Have?  Huge!  Perhaps a specific example will help:

How much will it actually cost me?  and how much CO₂ will I save?

To calculate what you will pay (and save) in a year you would first estimate your average monthly usage from your electric bill, say about 700 kWh per month on an “average” bill in NH. Multiply it times 12 to get your annual kWh use.  Or call Eversource at 800-662-7764 for a precise amount.

Multiply your annual usage times each rate option (changed from cents into dollars) to get your dollars per year, and times the savings for each option (changed to dollars) to get your savings per year. Note that the rates will change every 6 months, and you can revise your plan selection up or down at any time.

The generation of NH electricity with the legally required minimum of 25.2% renewable electricity (Granite Basic) produces 0.896 pounds of CO₂ per kWh, but Clean 100 only generates 0.156 pounds per kWh. To calculate the tons of CO₂ you save each year by moving to Clean 100, multiply (your annual kWh usage) x (0.896 - 0.156) / 2000. Congratulations !

Take action to Opt Up

Consider what you can afford, and encourage your friends to Opt Up too!  You can always opt back down at any time for no charge.

If you do nothing you will automatically remain on the default plan for Durham. To Opt up, remember to go to the website https://www.communitypowernh.gov/community/durham or call

1-603-866-POWR and choose Clean 50 or Clean 100.