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Windsource for Residences - MN
Windsource for Residences
Increase clean, renewable energy in Minnesota
Overview
For only about $1 a month in Minnesota, you can help increase renewable energy and build a new energy future. You can purchase renewable energy through Windsource®, one of the nation’s largest voluntary renewable energy programs.
It’s within your power: the energy you purchase is generated in addition to our other renewable energy mandates. This means your purchase helps increase renewable energy production in Minnesota. We currently have 20 wind farms dedicated to Windsource, representing 64 wind turbines and nearly 90 megawatts of capacity.
Windsource subscriptions are available in 100 kilowatt-hour (kWh) blocks for a small additional premium of $3.53 per block, less a credit for fuel costs. In 2010, the average fuel cost credit was $2.63, making the average net charge for Windsource $0.90 per block.
You can sign up for as little as one block or opt to have 100% of your electricity provided through Windsource (for around $10 per month for our average customer).
We require a one-year commitment for residential customers and your Windsource premium shows up right on your monthly energy bill.
Join the 57,000 homes and 1,200 businesses that support renewable energy across the Xcel Energy service area by completing our online application.
Windsource applications
Benefits
Since its inception over ten years ago, Windsource has delivered more than 1 billion kWh of renewable energy. When you purchase renewable energy from Windsource, you are supporting:
- Energy sources that take advantage of abundant natural resources like the wind and the sun
- Affordable and domestic energy production that provides electricity price stability
- Economic development for rural communities in the form of jobs, tax revenue and income for landowners
- A cleaner, healthier environment
The more people that participate, the more renewable energy we can produce in Minnesota. Thanks to Windsource customers, the amount of renewable energy we produce today is above and beyond government requirements and continues to grow. Join the Windsource family today.
Who qualifies?
To qualify, you must be an electricity customer of Xcel Energy in Minnesota.
How to get started
To enroll, complete and submit either the online or mail-in application.
Windsource applications
Additional information
If you have any questions regarding Windsource, please:
- Call us at 1-800-895-4999.
- Email us at windsource@xcelenergy.com
- Follow us at twitter.com/windsource
- Write to us at Xcel Energy, P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702-0008.
