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Saturday, August 30, 2008

AMBIT ENERGY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

AMBIT ENERGY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

What has changed in electric and natural gas service with deregulation?
You can now choose to buy residential energy from a different supplier than the original provider for your area. These companies are called Retail Electric Providers (REP) in Texas, Energy Service Companies (ESCO) in New York, and Alternative Gas Suppliers (AGS) in Illinois

How does Ambit Energy reduce my monthly bills?
Deregulation allows REPs, ESCOs, and AGSs - like Ambit Energy - to buy energy wholesale from competitive providers and pass the savings along to customers.

If I switch, where will my power come from?
Your current electric utility or Local Wires Company will continue to deliver your electricity. Your power will come from a regional power pool that includes energy from traditional power plants and other sources like wind, water, sun and natural gas. Your Local Distribution Company will continue to deliver your natural gas.

Will the reliability of my residential energy service change with deregulation?
No. No matter which retail supplier you choose, power will continue to be delivered safely and reliably by a company still regulated by the utility commission or agency of your state.

What happens if I have an emergency or power outage?
Because your local utility is still responsible for maintenance and repair, you will call these regulated firms in the event of an emergency or outage at the number provided on your bill.

Does everyone have the power to choose their energy supplier?
No. City-owned utilities and member-owned electric and/or natural gas cooperatives have the option of giving their customers a choice of providers, or keeping things the way they are today.

What happens if my Retail Electric Provider (REP), Energy Service Company (ESCO) or Alternative Gas Supplier (AGS) goes out of business?

You will not be without energy. You should receive a notice from your retail provider giving you time to select a new provider. If not, your service will revert to your previous provider
your previous provider or a provider designated by the state utilities agency. Rest assured, Ambit Energy is financially solid and works with a very large and very reliable wholesale supplier that moves 1 Billion Dollars a day in the energy market.


To see the latest electricity rates in your area and compare them to your present provider go to;

http://www.electricityratescompared.info

Or call independent Ambit Energy Consultant
Eric S. at 1-866-849-3555

To see the Ambit Energy Opportunity Video and/or to sign up as an Ambit Energy Consultant, go to; http://energyconsultantcareer.com

UNLIMITED INCOME POTENTIAL AS AMBIT ENERGY CONSULTANT

UNLIMITED INCOME POTENTIAL AMBIT ENERGY CONSULTANT
HOME BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Ambit Energy offers our Independent Consultants an unequalled income opportunity with unlimited earnings potential. It is a home-based business with flexible working hours. It is a chance to earn some extra money or to start a new career. It is a path to take control of your time so you can spend more of it with your family and friends.

The Perfect Product
Energy is the perfect product to offer: everyone needs it, everyone understands it, everyone uses it every day, and everyone likes to save money on their monthly bills. Energy demand is growing and states all across the country are just beginning to open their energy markets to competition.

The Perfect Timing
Texas is leading the country as a model for deregulation. It is the 11th largest electricity market in the world. In Texas alone, residential customers spend over $24 billion dollars every year and most of those customers are still paying the highest rates in the market. Ambit Energy provides an opportunity to save money and earn income at the same time.

In New York, Ambit Energy serves all five boroughs of New York City and Westchester County. In our service area there are 3.4 million potential customers who pay an average electric bill of $100 a month, and only 10% of those have switched to an ESCO. Statewide, electricity is a $10 billion market, and Ambit has expansion opportunities into the service areas for Orange & Rockland, Rochester Gas & Electric, Niagara Mohawk and KeySpan. And we now offer natural gas service, which can potentially double commissions and bonus income for our Consultants.

In Illinois, Ambit Energy competes for residential natural gas customers in the Nicor Gas service area. In our service area there are 2.1 million potential customers that represent more than $2 billion in annual revenue.

Power Your Future
Ambit Energy encourages the entrepreneur and supports the pursuit of excellence. We are committed to our Independent Consultants. And we are working hard every day to make sure they have the best opportunity available to take advantage of energy deregulation to power their financial future. Join us. We'll make you proud.



The only thing more powerful than an opportunity to save money is the power to earn more of it. Ambit Energy offers you an income opportunity like no other. With Ambit, you can build a business with unlimited income potential and flexible working hours.

Work from home, spend more time with your family and friends. Take control of your financial future and inspire others to do the same. The work you do today can pay off well into the future as a growing number of consumers choose Ambit to reduce their monthly energy bills. Get started now.

Join Ambit Energy and let us help you achieve your goals and dreams.
Chris ChamblessCo-Founder

Knowledge is power only if you put it into action. Deregulation is happening. Customers are waking up to the idea they can switch their energy service provider and save money.
There is no time like the present to take advantage of the opportunity.

Here are five reasons why we think it makes perfect sense for you to get started today:

1. Perfect Timing
Energy deregulation is sweeping across America. Texas, New York and Illinois now allow competition for both residential and commercial customers. Other states will follow in the months and years to come. When markets deregulate, consumers rush to better choices and lower prices. That rush is just beginning.

2. Perfect Product
Energy is a trillion-dollar industry. Everyone understands it. Everyone uses it. Everyone likes to save money. It's easy to explain. Anyone can sell it. Your customers will save money and generate income to you every month.

3. Simple Business
No deliveries, no inventory, no complicated paperwork, and no customer service for you. Ambit Energy takes care of everything. You'll be backed by a solid company with an experienced management team so you can begin your journey to financial independence.

4. Flexible Schedule
Work how and when you want. Work from your home. Enjoy more time with your family and friends. According to the Direct Sales Association, home-based business owners generated over $30 billion in sales in 2005. Over 80% of them worked less than 30 hours per week. Many have replaced the income from their full-time jobs and are now free to pursue a lifestyle they never dreamed possible.

5. Low Start Up Cost
Few ground-floor business opportunities combine such a low start up cost with such huge income potential and such experienced support.

To view online video presentation about this fantastic business opportunity go to;

http://www.energyconsultantcareer.com

Rates are subject to change without notice.. To see the latest and most up to date electricity rates in your area and compare different electricity providers and their rates, go to;

http://www.electricityratescompared.info

Call independent Ambit Energy Consultant Eric S. at 1-866-849-3555

Ambit Energy Compensation Plans In Texas, New York And Illinois

Ambit Energy has one of the most lucrative compensation plans in the industry. Our plan has been carefully designed to help you earn immediate income while you build for the long term.
As an Ambit Energy Consultant, there are five different ways you can earn: ( Download a detailed overview )

1. Jump Start Bonuses
Ambit Energy wants customer gatherers. You can earn up to $400 for customers you gather in your first 12 weeks. You can be one customer. Your Ambit website can substitute for two more. To help you get started, pending customers (those enrolled but not yet switched to Ambit) count, too.

2. Team Builder Bonuses
You are rewarded for sponsoring new customer gatherers. Ambit Energy will pay you $100 every time you sponsor a new Marketing Consultant (MC) into your team and help that MC enroll four customers in their first 4 weeks. Sponsor new MC with 4 customer points in their first four (4) weeks.

3. Customer Residual Income
Ambit Energy will pay you for every active customer in your organization through six levels. The more energy your customers use the more you'll get paid. Over time, the results can be substantial. For instance, if you build a team of consultants who each enroll ten customers through six levels, the monthly residual income is fantastic!

4. Consultant Leadership Bonuses
Anyone can be a leader. It's based on how hard you work and how much you help others succeed. Each time you qualify for a new leadership level, the rewards get bigger. Consultant Leadership Bonuses are paid to unlimited levels of your organization and reach up to $190 for every new MC that enrolls four customers in their first four (4) weeks.

5. Customer Residual Bonuses
As new Consultants join your leadership organization you'll also receive monthly residual bonuses on their customer through unlimited levels. Customer Residual Bonuses range from $0.50 to $2.00 and are paid on every active customer each and every month.

New York

In Texas
Ambit Energy has one of the most lucrative compensation plans in the industry. Our plan has been carefully designed to help you earn immediate income while you build for the long term.
As an Ambit Energy Consultant, there are five different ways you can earn: ( Download a detailed overview )
1. Jump Start Bonuses
Ambit Energy wants customer gatherers. You can earn up to $400 for customers you gather in your first 12 weeks. You can be one customer. Your Ambit website can substitute for two more. To help you get started, pending customers (those enrolled but not yet switched to Ambit) count, too.

2. Team Builder Bonuses
You are rewarded for sponsoring new customer gatherers. Ambit Energy will pay you $100 every time you sponsor a new Marketing Consultant (MC) into your team and help that MC enroll four customers in their first 4 weeks. Sponsor new MC with 4 customer points in their first four (4) weeks.

3. Customer Residual Income
Ambit Energy will pay you for every active customer in your organization through six levels. The more energy your customers use the more you'll get paid. Over time, the results can be substantial. For instance, if you build a team of consultants who each enroll ten customers through six levels, the monthly residual income is fantastic!

4. Consultant Leadership Bonuses
Anyone can be a leader. It's based on how hard you work and how much you help others succeed. Each time you qualify for a new leadership level, the rewards get bigger. Consultant Leadership Bonuses are paid to unlimited levels of your organization and reach up to $190 for every new MC that enrolls four customers in their first four (4) weeks.

5. Customer Residual Bonuses
As new Consultants join your leadership organization you'll also receive monthly residual bonuses on their customer through unlimited levels. Customer Residual Bonuses range from $0.50 to $2.00 and are paid on every active customer each and every month.

In New York
The Ambit Energy compensation plan is one of the most lucrative in the direct sales industry. Our plan has been carefully designed to help you earn immediate income while building long-term residual income.
1. Jump Start Bonuses
Ambit Energy wants customer gatherers. You can earn up to $400 for customers you gather in your first 12 weeks. You can be one customer. Your Ambit website can substitute for two more. To help you get started, pending customers (those enrolled but not yet switched to Ambit) count too.
Download a detailed overview

2. Team Builder Bonuses
You are rewarded for sponsoring new customer gatherers. Ambit Energy will pay you $100 every time you sponsor a new Marketing Consultant (MC) into your team and help that MC enroll four customers in their first four weeks.
Download a detailed overview

3. Customer Residual Income
Ambit Energy will pay you for every active customer in your organization through six levels. The more energy your customers use, the more you'll get paid. Over time, the results can be substantial. For instance, if you build a team of Consultants who each enroll 10 customers through six levels, the monthly residual income is fantastic!
Download a detailed overview

4. Consultant Leadership Bonuses
Anyone can be a leader. It's based on how hard you work and how much you help others succeed. Each time you qualify for a new leadership level, the rewards get bigger. Consultant Leadership Bonuses are paid to unlimited levels in your leadership organization and reach up to $190 for every new MC that enrolls four customers in their first four weeks.
Download a detailed overview

5. Customer Residual Bonuses
As new Consultants join your leadership organization you'll also receive monthly residual bonuses on their customers through unlimited levels. Customer Residual Bonuses range from $.25 to $1.00 and are paid on every active customer each and every month.


Illinois

In Texas
Ambit Energy has one of the most lucrative compensation plans in the industry. Our plan has been carefully designed to help you earn immediate income while you build for the long term.
As an Ambit Energy Consultant, there are five different ways you can earn: ( Download a detailed overview )
1. Jump Start Bonuses
Ambit Energy wants customer gatherers. You can earn up to $400 for customers you gather in your first 12 weeks. You can be one customer. Your Ambit website can substitute for two more. To help you get started, pending customers (those enrolled but not yet switched to Ambit) count, too.

2. Team Builder Bonuses
You are rewarded for sponsoring new customer gatherers. Ambit Energy will pay you $100 every time you sponsor a new Marketing Consultant (MC) into your team and help that MC enroll four customers in their first 4 weeks. Sponsor new MC with 4 customer points in their first four (4) weeks.

3. Customer Residual Income
Ambit Energy will pay you for every active customer in your organization through six levels. The more energy your customers use the more you'll get paid. Over time, the results can be substantial. For instance, if you build a team of consultants who each enroll ten customers through six levels, the monthly residual income is fantastic!

4. Consultant Leadership Bonuses
Anyone can be a leader. It's based on how hard you work and how much you help others succeed. Each time you qualify for a new leadership level, the rewards get bigger. Consultant Leadership Bonuses are paid to unlimited levels of your organization and reach up to $190 for every new MC that enrolls four customers in their first four (4) weeks.

5. Customer Residual Bonuses
As new Consultants join your leadership organization you'll also receive monthly residual bonuses on their customer through unlimited levels. Customer Residual Bonuses range from $0.50 to $2.00 and are paid on every active customer each and every month.

In New York
The Ambit Energy compensation plan is one of the most lucrative in the direct sales industry. Our plan has been carefully designed to help you earn immediate income while building long-term residual income.
1. Jump Start Bonuses
Ambit Energy wants customer gatherers. You can earn up to $400 for customers you gather in your first 12 weeks. You can be one customer. Your Ambit website can substitute for two more. To help you get started, pending customers (those enrolled but not yet switched to Ambit) count too.
Download a detailed overview

2. Team Builder Bonuses
You are rewarded for sponsoring new customer gatherers. Ambit Energy will pay you $100 every time you sponsor a new Marketing Consultant (MC) into your team and help that MC enroll four customers in their first four weeks.
Download a detailed overview

3. Customer Residual Income
Ambit Energy will pay you for every active customer in your organization through six levels. The more energy your customers use, the more you'll get paid. Over time, the results can be substantial. For instance, if you build a team of Consultants who each enroll 10 customers through six levels, the monthly residual income is fantastic!
Download a detailed overview

4. Consultant Leadership Bonuses
Anyone can be a leader. It's based on how hard you work and how much you help others succeed. Each time you qualify for a new leadership level, the rewards get bigger. Consultant Leadership Bonuses are paid to unlimited levels in your leadership organization and reach up to $190 for every new MC that enrolls four customers in their first four weeks.
Download a detailed overview

5. Customer Residual Bonuses
As new Consultants join your leadership organization you'll also receive monthly residual bonuses on their customers through unlimited levels. Customer Residual Bonuses range from $.25 to $1.00 and are paid on every active customer each and every month.
Download a detailed overview

In Illinois
The Ambit Energy compensation plan is one of the most lucrative in the direct sales industry. Our plan has been carefully designed to help you earn immediate income while building long-term residual income.
1. Jump Start Bonuses
Ambit Energy wants customer gatherers. You can earn up to $400 for customers you gather in your first 12 weeks. You can be one customer. Your Ambit website can substitute for two more. To help you get started, pending customers (those enrolled but not yet switched to Ambit) count too.
Download a detailed overview

2. Team Builder Bonuses
You are rewarded for sponsoring new customer gatherers. Ambit Energy will pay you $100 every time you sponsor a new Marketing Consultant (MC) into your team and help that MC enroll four customers in their first four weeks.
Download a detailed overview

3. Customer Residual Income
Ambit Energy will pay you for every active customer in your organization through six levels. The more energy your customers use, the more you'll get paid. Over time, the results can be substantial. For instance, if you build a team of Consultants who each enroll 10 customers through six levels, the monthly residual income is fantastic!
Download a detailed overview

4. Consultant Leadership Bonuses
Anyone can be a leader. It's based on how hard you work and how much you help others succeed. Each time you qualify for a new leadership level, the rewards get bigger. Consultant Leadership Bonuses are paid to unlimited levels in your leadership organization and reach up to $190 for every new MC that enrolls four customers in their first four weeks.
Download a detailed overview

5. Customer Residual Bonuses
As new Consultants join your leadership organization you'll also receive monthly residual bonuses on their customers through unlimited levels. Customer Residual Bonuses range from $.25 to $1.00 and are paid on every active customer each and every month.


To see the Ambit Energy Opportunity Video and/or to sign up as an Ambit Energy Consultant, go to;

http://energyconsultantcareer.com


To see the latest electricity rates in your area and compare them to your present provider go to;

http://www.electricityratescompared.info

Or call independent Ambit Energy Consultant
Eric S. at 1-866-849-3555

Thursday, August 21, 2008

solar car


In early July, various print and online media announced that Toyota would offer a rooftop solar panel as an option on the next generation Prius due in 2010. Some hybrid fans got excited about the possibility of on-board solar energy generation, while solar power and automotive experts cast the news aside as fluff. The experts understand that there’s a mismatch between the amount of solar power that can be delivered and how that energy might actually be used by the Prius.

Some journalists and hybrid fans initially speculated that a Prius solar roof could extend the car’s electric range or radically boost miles per gallon. After all, solar-powered cars have achieved remarkable results, especially in competitions like the 21-year-old World Solar Challenge. However, cars that run solely on the sun are specialized units, super lightweight with very expensive optimized solar equipment—and typically not featuring any consumer features. Some don't even have brakes. By contrast, the Prius solar panel will more likely be limited to running a small ventilation fan while the car is parked. That was the function of the solar panels embedded in the glass sunroof of the 1992 Mazda 929. (There literally is nothing new under the sun.)

Aftermarket kits from companies like Solar Electric Vehicles have allowed individuals to emulate a factory-installed solar panels. The cost of the kits can range from $30 to $4,000, depending on the amount of voltage produced. The biggest users of automotive solar panels are RV owners, who have the largest space on which to deploy them and thus can produce the most power. But even with the most expensive system, the power is typically channeled into running accessories like laptops and other electronic gadgets
But what if Toyota routed energy from the solar panels directly into the batteries, instead of just pushing the power to a small fan? That has genuine potential. HybridCars.com asked Daniel Sherwood, a solar energy engineer and the founder of 3Prong Power, a Berkeley-based plug-in hybrid conversion start-up, to do some “back of napkin” calculations. Let’s assume that you could cover a full third—very optimistic—of the Prius’s 7.6-meter top surface with the Kyocera panels that Toyota is planning to use. According to Sherwood, an “average solar day” in California produces 10 kilowatt-hours of energy per square meter and the Kyocera panels are 16 percent efficient. That means a car parked all day in the driveway could produce 1.6 kilowatt hours of energy—more than enough to top up the Prius’s 1.3 kilowatt-hour battery pack. Because the Prius can go about three or four miles on a kilowatt-hour, you could conceivable enjoy as much as five miles of all-electric driving on the full battery packs—a fuel-efficiency boost of 10 percent of more.

But hold on. Unlike a plug-in hybrid or a conventional hybrid with additional battery capacity, today’s Prius is not set up to take advantage of this opportunity. Even with an EV button—like the one available on the Toyota Highlander Hybrid—the Prius’s computer control system will baby the battery packs and only give you a mile or so of gas-free driving. And that’s with a light touch on the accelerator. The solar panels could push the upper limit of that capacity, but again, that’s only after a full day of charging and very careful driving mostly in the city.

Using the power from the rooftop solar panels to run the air-conditioning might hold more promise. Most hybrid drivers know that blasting AC kills mileage. But given the considerable power required by AC systems, and the need to generate power while the car is driving, the best you could hope for is a small “offset” of the AC’s power requirements.

Where does this leave us? Not very far from where we are today. For Toyota, bringing the solar panel option to the market adds a little more green sheen to the Prius halo, but is unlikely to significantly improve the vehicle’s actual environmental and energy performance.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Wind Turbines on top of new york city buildings & Bridges ?? Why Not have Solar on top of the buildings To ??




By M. BARBARO

In a plan that would drastically remake New York City’s skyline and shores, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is seeking to put wind turbines on the city’s bridges and skyscrapers and in its waters as part of a wide-ranging push to develop renewable energy.

The plan, while still in its early stages, appears to be the boldest environmental proposal to date from the mayor, who has made energy efficiency a cornerstone of his administration.
Mr. Bloomberg said he would ask private companies and investors to study how windmills can be built across the city, with the aim of weaning it off the nation’s overtaxed power grid, which has produced several crippling blackouts in New York over the last decade.
Mr. Bloomberg did not specify which skyscrapers and bridges would be candidates for windmills, and city officials would need to work with property owners to identify the buildings that would best be able to hold the equipment.
But aides said that for offshore locations, the city was eyeing the generally windy coast off Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island for turbines that could generate 10 percent of the city’s electricity needs within 10 years.
“When it comes to producing clean power, we’re determined to make New York the No. 1 city in the nation,” Mr. Bloomberg said as he outlined his plans in a speech Tuesday night in Las Vegas, where a major conference on alternative energy is under way.
He later evoked the image of the Statue of Liberty’s torch, saying he imagined it one day “powered by an ocean wind farm.”
But the mayor’s proposal for wind power faces several serious obstacles: People are likely to oppose technologies that alter the appearance of their neighborhoods; wind-harnessing technology can be exceedingly expensive; and Mr. Bloomberg has less than 18 months left in office to put a plan into place.
Turning New York City into a major source of wind power would likely take years, if not decades, and could require a thicket of permits from state and federal agencies. Parts of New York’s coastline, for example, are controlled by the federal government, from which private companies must lease access.
Mr. Bloomberg is known for introducing ambitious proposals that later collapse, as did his congestion-pricing plan for Manhattan.
But aides said he was committed to developing alternative energy sources in the city, and wanted to jump-start the discussion now.
“In New York,” he said in his speech, “we don’t think of alternative power as something that we just import from other parts of the nation.”
Asserting the seriousness of his intentions, aides said, Mr. Bloomberg met privately with T. Boone Pickens, the oil baron who is trying to build the world’s largest wind farm in Texas, to discuss possibilities for such technology in New York.
And on Tuesday afternoon the city issued a formal request to companies around the country for proposals to build wind-, solar- and water-based energy sources in New York. “We want their best ideas for creating both small- and large-scale projects serving New Yorkers,” Mr. Bloomberg said.
Rohit Aggarwala, the director of the city’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, said that turbines on buildings would likely be much smaller than offshore ones. Several companies are experimenting with models that look like eggbeaters, which the Bloomberg administration says could be integrated into the spires atop the city’s tall buildings. “”You can make them so small that people think they are part of the design,” Mr. Aggarwala said.
“If rooftop wind can make it anywhere, this is a great city,” he said. “We have a lot of tall buildings.”
Creating an offshore wind farm, he said, requires “pretty much the same level of difficulty as drilling an oil rig, but you don’t have to pump oil.”
“You could imagine going as much as 15, 20, 25 miles offshore, where it’s virtually invisible to land,” he said.
Mr. Aggarwala said that developing renewable energy for New York would take considerable time. “Nobody is going to see a wind farm off the coast of Queens in the next year,” he said.
But “the idea of renewable power in and around New York City is very realistic,” he said. “The question is what type makes the most sense and in what time frame. That is what we are trying to figure out.”
The city has experimented with wind power before. It put a turbine on city-owned land at 34th Street and the East River several years ago, but found that the technology was not efficient enough to expand.
The mayor’s plan includes the widespread use of solar panels, possibly on the roofs of public and private buildings. One proposal is to allow companies to rent roofs for solar panels and sell the energy they harvest to residents.
The city is already using tidal turbines under the East River that provide energy to Roosevelt Island. That technology could be widely expanded under the mayor’s proposal.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Ambit Offers Green Electricity In Texas And New York

DALLAS, TX (October 29, 2007)

Ambit Energy, L.P., announced today it will begin offering environmentally friendly electricity rate plans to residential customers in Texas and New York. The company's new green service offerings, called Ambit Certified Green plans, are certified by the Green-e Program to reduce the environmental impact of the energy used by Ambit customers.

Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer Chris Chambless said, "By offering green electricity products, we enhance the ability of our Consultants to provide service to customers in a growing market segment. And because we are Green-e certified, customers on our Ambit Certified Green plans can be confident that the energy use is better for the environment."

"Consistent with our vision to become the finest and most respected retail energy provider in the country," said Ambit Co-founder and CEO Jere Thompson, Jr., "we continue to lead our industry by offering Ambit Certified Green plans at a price point in New York and Texas that is lower in most cases than even the standard green products offered by our competitors."

Ambit Green-eGreen-e is the nation's leading independent renewable certification and verification program. The logo provides an easy way for consumers to quickly identify environmentally superior options provided by certified renewable energy.
More information about Green-e can be found at their website.

To get information about Ambit Energy Service including the Green E certification, go to;

http://electricityratescompared.info

or call Eric S. – Ambit Energy Consultant at 1-866-849-3555
Energy Consultants wanted in all 50 states, free training provided.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ENERGY DEREGULATION

(FAQ) AMBIT ENERGY

What has changed in electric and natural gas service with deregulation?

You can now choose to buy residential energy from a different supplier than the original provider for your area. These companies are called Retail Electric Providers (REP) in Texas, Energy Service Companies (ESCO) in New York, and Alternative Gas Suppliers (AGS) in Illinois.
My add; it is also possible to buy GREEN wind/solar energy from a retail energy provider such as Ambit.

How does Ambit Energy reduce my monthly bills?
Deregulation allows REPs, ESCOs, and AGSs - like Ambit Energy - to buy energy wholesale from competitive providers and pass the savings along to customers.

If I switch, where will my power come from?
Your current electric utility or Local Wires Company will continue to deliver your electricity. Your power will come from a regional power pool that includes energy from traditional power plants and other sources like wind, water, sun and natural gas. Your Local Distribution Company will continue to deliver your natural gas.

Will the reliability of my residential energy service change with deregulation?
No. No matter which retail supplier you choose, power will continue to be delivered safely and reliably by a company still regulated by the utility commission or agency of your state.

What happens if I have an emergency or power outage?
Because your local utility is still responsible for maintenance and repair, you will call these regulated firms in the event of an emergency or outage at the number provided on your bill.

Does everyone have the power to choose their energy supplier?
No. City-owned utilities and member-owned electric and/or natural gas cooperatives have the option of giving their customers a choice of providers, or keeping things the way they are today.

What happens if my Retail Electric Provider (REP), Energy Service Company (ESCO) or Alternative Gas Supplier (AGS) goes out of business?

You will not be without energy. You should receive a notice from your retail provider giving you time to select a new provider. If not, your service will revert to your previous provider or a provider designated by the state utilities agency. Rest assured, Ambit Energy is financially solid and works with a very large and very reliable wholesale supplier that moves 1 Billion Dollars a day in the energy market.

For more information, to compare electricity rates, or to sign up go to;

http://www.ambitenergyservice.info/

or call 1-866-849-3555

Solar HighWay Project



Oregon takes up the building of First Solar Highway Project!
Attitude: I always thought that it was wind energy that would be more likely looked at with highways being ideal to harness the energy of the gusting winds in open space. But Solar Energy seems as much an impressive alternate to explore, if not more, and the...Attitude:
I always thought that it was wind energy that would be more likely looked at with highways being ideal to harness the energy of the gusting winds in open space. But Solar Energy seems as much an impressive alternate to explore, if not more, and the state of Oregon is doing exactly that by undertaking the project to build the worlds first solar highway project. When completed the project will not only produce more energy and look spectacular but it will induce others across the planet to take up similar projects.
The project will be installed at the Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 interchange in Tualatin, where it will cover around 8,000 square feet and produce 112,000 kilowatt hours per year. The total cost for the 104-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system is $1.3 million, and believe it or not, it should be completed and operational in December of this year.
What is most impressive is the rate at which this project will be completed unlike many other eco-projects which are slated to be done a long time away from now. This shows both pro-active undertaking and intent to complete the project as early as possible. That really is paving green path forward at an impressive pace!

Monday, August 18, 2008

Clean Energy News: Buying a Solar Electric System



I hope one day the prices of solar system will be cheaper for average americans so they can install in your home ! your thoughts??

Energy Facts

Energy Facts
Energy Consumption

Though accounting for only 5 percent of the world's population, Americans consume 26 percent of the world's energy. (American Almanac)
In 1997, U.S. residents consumed an average of 12,133 kilowatt-hours of electricity each, almost nine times greater than the average for the rest of the world. (Grist Magazine)
Worldwide, some 2 billion people are currently without electricity. (U.S. Department of Energy)
Total U.S. residential energy consumption is projected to increase 17 percent from 1995 - 2015. (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
World energy consumption is expected to increase 40% to 50% by the year 2010, and the global mix of fuels--renewables (18%), nuclear (4%), and fossil (78%)--is projected to remain substantially the same as today; thus global carbon dioxide emissions would also increase 50% to 60%.
Among industrialized and developing countries, Canada consumes per capita the most energy in the world, the United Sates ranks second, and Italy consumes the least among industrialized countries.
Developing countries use 30% of global energy. Rapid population growth, combined with economic growth, will rapidly increase that percentage in the next 10 years.
The World Bank estimates that investments of $1 trillion will be needed in this decade and upwards of $4 trillion during the next 30 years to meet developing countries' electricity needs alone.
America uses about 15 times more energy per person than does the typical developing country.
Residential appliances, including heating and cooling equipment and water heaters, consume 90% of all energy used in the U.S. residential sector.
The United States spends about $440 billion annually for energy. Energy costs U.S. consumers $200 billion and U.S. manufacturers $100 billion annually.
Global Warming
Worldwide, 1995 was the warmest year since global temperatures were first kept in 1856. This supports the near consensus among climatologists that emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases are causing global warming. (Chivilan and Epstein, Boston Globe)
On average, 16 million tons of carbon dioxide are emitted into the atmosphere every 24 hours by human use worldwide. (U.S. Department of Energy)
Carbon emissions in North America reached 1,760 million metric tons in 1998, a 38 percent increase since 1970. They are expected to grow another 31 percent, to 2,314 million metric tons, by the year 2020. (U.S. Department of Energy)
The United States is the world's largest single emitter of carbon dioxide, accounting for 23 percent of energy-related carbon emissions worldwide. (U.S. Department of Energy)
An average of 23,000 pounds of carbon dioxide are emitted annually in each American home. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
The transportation sector consumed 35% of the nation's energy in 1990; this sector is 97% dependent on petroleum.
Fossil fuels are depleted at a rate that is 100,000 times faster than they are formed.
Health
Approximately 30,000 lives are cut short in the U.S. each year due to pollution from electricity production. (ABT Associates study)
About 81 tons of mercury are emitted into the atmosphere each year as a result of electric power generation. Mercury is the most toxic heavy metal in existence. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Burning fossil fuels to produce energy releases carbon dioxide and other global-warming-causing gases into the atmosphere. Global warming will increase the incidence of infectious diseases (including equine encephalitis and Lyme disease), death from heat waves, blizzards, and floods, and species loss. (Chivilan and Epstein, Boston Globe, April 10, 1997)
Transportation
The United States consumes about 17 million barrels of oil per day, of which nearly two-thirds is used for transportation.
The United States imports more than seven million barrels of oil per day.
While the world's population doubled between 1950 and 1996, the number of cars increased tenfold. Automobile congestion in the United States alone accounts for $100 billion in wasted fuel, lost productivity, and rising health costs. Still, analysts project that the world's fleet of cars will double in a mere 25 years. (Worldwatch Institute)
Americans use a billion gallons of motor oil a year, 350 million gallons of which end up polluting the environment. (Department of Energy and Maryland Energy Administration)
A car that gets 20 miles per gallon (mpg) emits approximately 50 tons of global-warming-inducing carbon dioxide over its lifetime, while a 40-mpg car emits only 25 tons. Over the average lifetime of an American car (100,000 miles), a 40-mpg car will also save approximately $3,000 in fuel costs compared to a 20-mpg car. (Natural Resources Defense Council)
The cars and trucks reaching the junkyards this year have higher gasoline mileage, on average, than the new ones rolling off dealers' lots, for the first time on record. (Matt Wald, The New York Times, August 11, 1997)
Renewables
Only 7.5 percent of total U.S. energy consumption came from renewable sources in 1998. Of that total, 94 percent was from hydropower and biomass (trash and wood incinerators). (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
For the 2 billion people without access to electricity, it would be cheaper to install solar panels than to extend the electrical grid. (The Fund for Renewable Energy Everywhere)
Within 15 years, renewable energy could be generating enough electricity to power 40 million homes and offset 70 days of oil imports.
Photovoltaics
Providing power for villages in developing countries is a fast-growing market for photovoltaics. The United Nations estimates that more than 2 million villages worldwide are without electric power for water supply, refrigeration, lighting, and other basic needs, and the cost of extending the utility grids is prohibitive, $23,000 to $46,000 per kilometer in 1988.
A one kilowatt PV system* each month:
prevents 150 lbs. of coal from being mined
prevents 300 lbs. of CO2 from entering the atmosphere
keeps 105 gallons of water from being consumed
keeps NO and SO2 from being released into the environment
* in Colorado, or an equivalent system that produces 150 kWh per month
Wind
Wind power is the fastest-growing energy source in the world. (Worldwatch Institute)
The wind in North Dakota alone could produce a third of America's electricity. (The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair)
Wind power has the potential to supply a large fraction--probably at least 20%--of U.S. electricity demand at an economical price.
In 1990, California's wind power plants offset the emission of more than 2.5 billion pounds of carbon dioxide, and 15 million pounds of other pollutants that would have otherwise been produced.
Using 100 kWh of wind power each month is equivalent to:
planting ½ acre of trees
not driving 2,400 miles
Solar Thermal
Research shows that an average household with an electric water heater spends about 25% of its home energy costs on heating water.
Solar water heaters offered the largest potential savings, with solar water-heater owners saving as much as 50% to 85% annually on their utility bills over the cost of electric water heating.
You can expect a simple payback of 4 to 8 years on a well-designed and properly installed solar water heater. (Simple payback is the length of time required to recover your investment through reduced or avoided energy costs.)
Solar water heaters do not pollute. By investing in one, you will be avoiding carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and the other air pollution and wastes created when your utility generates power or you burn fuel to heat your household water. When a solar water heater replaces an electric water heater, the electricity displaced over 20 years represents more than 50 tons of avoided carbon dioxide emissions alone.
Alternative Fuels
Using biodiesel in a conventional diesel engine substantially reduces emissions of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, sulfates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and particulate matter.
Biodiesel:
can be used at 100% levels or mixed in any proportion with No. 2 diesel or No. 1 diesel.
Contains no nitrogen or aromatics
Typically contains less than 15 ppm sulfur - Does not contribute to sulfur dioxide emissions
Has characteristically low carbon monoxide, particulate, soot and hydrocarbon emissions
Contains 11% oxygen by weight
Has the highest energy content (BTUs) of any alternative fuel and is comparable to No. 1 diesel.
Over 4,000 electric vehicles are operating throughout the United States (with the largest number in California and the western United States).
More than 20,000 flexible-fuel vehicles are in operation.
Over 75,000 natural gas vehicles in U.S. and nearly 1 million worldwide.
Energy Efficiency
By taking appropriate energy-saving measures, by 2010 the United States can have an energy system that reduces costs by $530 per household per year and reduces global warming pollutant emissions to 10 percent below 1990 levels. (Energy Innovations report)
Just by using the "off the shelf" energy-efficient technologies available today, we could cut the cost of heating, cooling, and lighting our homes and workplaces by up to 80%. (U.S. Department of Energy and Maryland Energy Administration)
Replacing one incandescent lightbulb with an energy-saving compact fluorescent bulb means 1,000 pounds less carbon dioxide is emitted to the atmosphere and $67 dollars is saved on energy costs over the bulb's lifetime. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Alliance to Save Energy)
A decrease of only 1% in industrial energy use would save the equivalent of about 55 million barrels of oil per year, worth about $1 billion.

Boone Pickens Plan Working ??



A Personal Note from T. Boone Pickens
Over the past couple days, I met with both Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama. I think it's safe to say that you and I have gotten their attention.
They both mentioned the TV ads about our campaign to end America's addiction to foreign oil.
I told them both about you and the others who have joined with me in building this army. They are smart men. They know what it means to have over 4 million people visit your website. They know what it means to have hundreds of thousands joining.
And they knew what it meant when I told them that there will be over a million of us by the time this election happens - that we'll be ready to make big things happen when one of them becomes the next president.
These meetings would not have happened if you hadn't taken the time to come to the website and sign up - I can't thank you enough.
T. Boone Pickens

Saturday, August 16, 2008

The Plan



America is addicted to foreign oil.
It's an addiction that threatens our economy, our environment and our national security. It touches every part of our daily lives and ties our hands as a nation and a people.

The addiction has worsened for decades and now it's reached a point of crisis.

In 1970, we imported 24% of our oil.
Today it's nearly 70% and growing.
As imports grow and world prices rise, the amount of money we send to foreign nations every year is soaring. At current oil prices, we will send $700 billion dollars out of the country this year alone — that's four times the annual cost of the Iraq war.



Projected over the next 10 years the cost will be $10 trillion — it will be the greatest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.

America uses a lot of oil. Every day 85 million barrels of oil are produced around the world. And 21 million of those are used here in the United States.

That's 25% of the world's oil demand. Used by just 4% of the world's population.

Can't we just produce more oil?

World oil production peaked in 2005. Despite growing demand and an unprecedented increase in prices, oil production has fallen over the last three years. Oil is getting more expensive to produce, harder to find and there just isn't enough of it to keep up with demand.

The simple truth is that cheap and easy oil is gone.

What's the good news?

The United States is the Saudi Arabia of wind power.

Studies from around the world show that the Great Plains States are home to the greatest wind energy potential in the world — by far.

The Department of Energy reports that 20% of America's electricity can come from wind. North Dakota alone has the potential to provide power for more than a quarter of the country.

Today's wind turbines stand up to 410 feet tall, with blades that stretch 148 feet in length. The blades collect the wind's kinetic energy. In one year, a 3-megawatt wind turbine produces as much energy as 12,000 barrels of imported oil.

Wind power currently accounts for 48 billion kWh of electricity a year in the United States — enough to serve more than 4.5 million households. That is still only about 1% of current demand, but the potential of wind is much greater.

A 2005 Stanford University study found that there is enough wind power worldwide to satisfy global demand 7 times over — even if only 20% of wind power could be captured.

Building wind facilities in the corridor that stretches from the Texas panhandle to North Dakota could produce 20% of the electricity for the United States at a cost of $1 trillion. It would take another $200 billion to build the capacity to transmit that energy to cities and towns.

That's a lot of money, but it's a one-time cost. And compared to the $700 billion we spend on foreign oil every year, it's a bargain.

An economic revival for rural America.
Developing wind power is an investment in rural America.

To witness the economic promise of wind energy, look no further than Sweetwater, Texas.

Sweetwater was typical of many small towns in middle-America. With a shortage of good jobs, the youth of Sweetwater were leaving in search of greater opportunities. And the town's population dropped from 12,000 to under 10,000.

When a large wind power facility was built outside of town, Sweetwater experienced a revival. New economic opportunity brought the town back to life and the population has grown back up to 12,000.

In the Texas panhandle, just north of Sweetwater, is the town of Pampa, where T. Boone Pickens' Mesa Power is currently building the largest wind farm in the world.

In addition to creating new construction and maintenance jobs, thousands of Americans will be employed to manufacture the turbines and blades. These are high skill jobs that pay on a scale comparable to aerospace jobs.

Plus, wind turbines don't interfere with farming and grazing, so they don't threaten food production or existing local economies.

A cheap new replacement for foreign oil.
The Honda Civic GX Natural Gas Vehicle is the cleanest internal-combustion vehicle in the world according to the EPA.
Natural gas and bio-fuels are the only domestic energy sources used for transportation.

Cleaner
Natural gas is the cleanest transportation fuel available today.

According to the California Energy Commission, critical greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas are 23% lower than diesel and 30% lower than gasoline.

Natural gas vehicles (NGV) are already available and combine top performance with low emissions. The natural gas Honda Civic GX is rated as the cleanest production vehicle in the world.

According to NGVAmerica, there are more than 7 million NGVs in use worldwide, but only 150,000 of those are in the United States.

The EPA estimates that vehicles on the road account for 60% of carbon monoxide pollution and around one-third of hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxide emissions in the United States. As federal and state emissions laws become more stringent, many requirements will be unattainable with conventionally fueled vehicles.

Since natural gas is significantly cleaner than petroleum, NGVs are increasing in popularity. The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach recently announced that 16,800 old diesel trucks will be replaced, and half of the new vehicles will run on alternatives such as natural gas.

Cheaper
Natural gas is significantly less expensive than gasoline or diesel. In places like Utah and Oklahoma, prices are less than $1 a gallon. To see fueling stations and costs in your area, check out cngprices.com.

Domestic
Natural gas is our country's second largest energy resource and a vital component of our energy supply. 98% of the natural gas used in the United States is from North America. But 70% of our oil is purchased from foreign nations.

Natural gas is one of the cleanest, safest and most useful forms of energy — residentially, commercially and industrially. The natural gas industry has existed in the United States for over 100 years and continues to grow.

Domestic natural gas reserves are twice that of petroleum. And new discoveries of natural gas and ongoing development of renewable biogas are continually adding to existing reserves.

While it is a cheap, effective and versatile fuel, less than 1% of natural gas is currently used for transportation.

The Mechanics


We currently use natural gas to produce 22% of our electricity. Harnessing the power of wind to generate electricity will give us the flexibility to shift natural gas away from electricity generation and put it to use as a transportation fuel — reducing our dependence on foreign oil by more than one-third.

How do we get it done?
The Pickens Plan is a bridge to the future — a blueprint to reduce foreign oil dependence by harnessing domestic energy alternatives, and buy us time to develop even greater new technologies.

Building new wind generation facilities and better utilizing our natural gas resources can replace more than one-third of our foreign oil imports in 10 years. But it will take leadership.

On January 20th, 2009, a new President will take office.

We're organizing behind the Pickens Plan now to ensure our voices will be heard by the next administration.

Together we can raise a call for change and set a new course for America's energy future in the first hundred days of the new presidency — breaking the hammerlock of foreign oil and building a new domestic energy future for America with a focus on sustainability.