LA DWP 's Green Power Program

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) has signed up more than 20,000 customers for its

green power program. Participating customers pay 6% more for green electricity (generated from wind, solar energy, and other renewables), but the higher costs are offset, according to the utility, by savings from compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) that are sent free to those who sign up—two initially and two more after six months. The target is 200,000 green power customers within the next three years.