Sterling Planet is offering Sterling NY Choice™ for National Grid customers in New York through the company's GreenUp program. With our three signup levels - 100%, 75% and 50% - the average home will pay as little as 11¢ a day or $3.25 a month. You stay with National Grid, and your renewable energy purchase is included on your electric bill.
And buying Sterling NY Choice™ is an easy way to clear the air. The average National Grid customer choosing 100% signup will annually offset about 6,280 pounds of carbon dioxide - about as beneficial as not driving 6,320 miles.
Here's how it works:
- You remain a National Grid customer, enrolling in the company GreenUp renewable energy program.
- National Grid handles billing. A separate line item showing your GreenUp enrollment will appear on your monthly electric bill.
- Change or cancel your enrollment at any time
The table below shows how much you'll pay at various electricity usage and signup levels. you can upgrade to cleaner renewable electricity from regional sources – and do your part for the environment, for energy security and independence, and for sustainability.
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Monthly Usage
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Signup Level
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Monthly kWh
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Monthly Fee
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400 kWh
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100%
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400
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$6.00
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75%
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300
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$4.50
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50%
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200
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$3.00
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500 kWh1
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100%
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500
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$7.50
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75%
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375
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$5.63
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50%
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250
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$3.25
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600 kWh
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100%
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600
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$9.00
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75%
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450
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$6.75
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50%
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300
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$4.50
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750 kWh
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100%
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750
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$11.25
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75%
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563
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$8.45
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50%
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375
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$5.63
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1,000 kWh
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100%
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1,000
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$15.00
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75%
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750
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$11.25
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50%
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500
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$7.50
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1Average National Grid residential customer uses 500 kilowatt hours (kWh) per month.
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By choosing renewable electricity, you are:
- Clearing the air, offsetting carbon dioxide emissions from regular power plants
- Conserving fossil fuels - oil, coal and natural gas - that are nonrenewable
- Boosting energy diversity and sustainability
- Buying new solar, wind, small hydro and bioenergy from New England generators
- Supporting local economies
- Developing the renewable energy market
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clean, renewable energy
for National Grid
customers in New York
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Sterling NY Choice™ Content
energy label in pdf
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new wind
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50%
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small hydro
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50%
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total renewables
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100%
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