What’s the benefit of wind power?

Wind power is a form of “green power;” that is, electricity generated from renewable, high-efficiency or low-pollution energy sources. By participating in a green power program such as Windsource, you’re helping to benefit our environment:

• You decrease the use of more traditional fuel sources, such as coal and nuclear energy, thereby decreasing the pollution caused by their use.
• You contribute to the development and increased use of wind power, a renewable energy source. Wind energy produces no air, water or land emissions, and no carbon dioxide emissions.

“The green power option gives customers who have environmental concerns an alternative energy source,” says John Roberts President Michael Keene. “We can certify that we’ve purchased Windsource energy on their behalf.”

How does the Windsource program work?

John Roberts’ customers can indicate they want their jobs run on wind power; John Roberts, in turn, will purchase additional Windsource energy, sold in 100-kilowatt-hour (kWh) blocks. The wind energy is fed into the power company’s electric grid along with electricity from conventionally generated resources. As more customers sign up, more wind turbines are brought online and the proportion of electricity generated by renewable sources increases.

Although it isn’t possible to separate energy by sources, you are participating in the production of goods made in part with renewable energy. The dollar investment is relatively small (adding about 2% to a typical job’s cost), yet you’re encouraging power companies to invest more in wind farms in Minnesota, making green power more common and more affordable. “We’ve made the decision to buy enough wind power for all of our internal print projects,” Keene says. “We believe it demonstrates community environmental leadership for every participating company.”

To learn more about Windsource for your future projects, contact your JR sales rep.

The John Roberts Company is an EPA Green Power Partner. By buying green power, Partners choose to support power sources that improve the environment.