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Matthew Webb
What is the Springhill Regional Landfill?
The Springhill Regional Landfill near Campbellton, Florida, serves residential, municipal, industrial and commercial customers in Jackson County and surrounding communities. A total of 75 people are employed at the facility, which is owned and operated by Waste Management, the industry’s…
Why should I participate?
The Green Power Choice program allows you to join your electric cooperatives in protecting the environment, but it also puts some of the 5 pounds of solid waste generated daily by every person in the United States to good use.…
Why is there an extra fee associated with Green Power Choice?
Even though renewable resources like methane gas are free, the technology required to extract it and use it for power generation is more expensive than traditional power generation methods. Member support of Green Power Choice helps to further develop renewable…
How do I know I’m getting power from the Springhill Regional Landfill?
Power generated at the Springhill Regional Landfill enters the transmission grid along with power from all other sources utilized by your local electric cooperative. Members participating in Green Power Choice receive the same blend of electrons that every other member…
How do I participate in Green Power Choice?
Green power may be purchased in 100-kilowatt-hour blocks for just $2 per month. The minimum participation period is 1 year. To enroll, call your local cooperative or fill out the form inside the “Green Power” brochure. You will need to…
What is Green Power Choice?
The Green Power Choice program offers consumers the option of voluntarily purchasing blocks of power through their local electric cooperative. It allows interested members to join their local electric cooperatives in actively caring for the environment while supporting the environmental…
What is landfill gas-to-energy?
The process begins with the disposal of organic-rich solid waste into sanitary landfills. As the waste decomposes, methane gas is produced. The gas is recovered by a series of wells drilled into the landfill and interconnected by a common collection…
What is “Green power”?
“Green power” is a marketing term for electricity that is partially or entirely generated from environmentally preferable renewable energy sources.(Such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, biogas and low-impact hydro) The green power currently available to our members is generated at…
Where can I get more information?
Billcard Information Cooperative members are encouraged to read the message on their billing statements each month. Many times this is the best way of communicating timely information to cooperative members. The message may contain useful energy saving tips or other…