Anja Collette

Review of Arcadia Energy

I've really enjoyed my experience with Arcadia Pow...

I've really enjoyed my experience with Arcadia Power for the last year and a half. I simply pay an extra $5-$10 a month on top of my regular power bill which to me is a donation to a good cause. I think some people here are misunderstanding exactly how Arcadia and similar companies work. Unless you live near one of their projects, you won't actually be using green energy. You are offsetting your use of dirty energy by giving them money that goes towards renewable energy projects across the nation. For example, I just paid for a solar panel that will be installed on a rooftop in New Jersey. This will provide green energy to the shopping plaza it's installed at; I'll still be using dirty energy from Duke-Progress because I'm a renter and can't install my own solar panels. But, by paying for someone else to use a solar panel, I'm helping to offset my impact. This program is a good way for people to reduce their energy impact on the environment, especially if you're a renter, you move a lot, or you just aren't able to use clean energy for one reason or another.