Most of Sam Houston Electric Cooperative’s electricity comes from centralized power plants capable of producing many megawatts for consumers across a widespread area, but concern over the environment has prompted an interest in personal power supplies.
Known as distributed generation, or DG, these on-site power sources include wind turbines and solar arrays that can sometimes lower power costs. However, not everyone is interested in or can afford to install DG equipment.
Sam Houston Electric Cooperative urges you to remember that reducing electric consumption can be just as green as installing a solar panel.
Options for energy conservation can include simple techniques such as wrapping your water heater with a thermal cover or using a nifty solar- and wind-powered clothes dryer (you may also know this as a clothesline).
More extensive options include upgrading home insulation and adding roof vents. For more ways to conserve electricity, visit samhouston.net and togetherwesave.com.
If you decide to install DG, call the Co-op first for installation requirements for generation equipment connected to the electric grid at 800-458-0381.