Customers of Columbus Water & Light can help the environment by purchasing blocks of green power
The purchase of renewable electricity requires less non-renewable electricity to be produced from sources such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, or nuclear sources. For every block (300 kWh) of electricity produced from renewable rather than non-renewable energy sources, over 517 lbs of CO2 is prevented from being emitted. To see how Columbus is helping, click on each of the links below.

Coal not burned
Shows how much coal was not needed because of Columbus customers who purchased renewable energy.

Acres of trees planted
Shows how many acres of trees would be needed to absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the coal burned to replace the renewable energy Columbus customers bought.

Average number of Columbus customers buying renewable electricity
Shows about how many customers are choosing renewable energy to provide all or part of their electricity for their Columbus homes and businesses.

Renewable electricity purchased by Columbus Water & Light customers
Total annual purchases of electricity from renewable sources in kilowatt-hours.

Check out the Energy Sustainability effort of the City of Columbus