PG&E to offer 100 percent sustainable energy

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Pacific Gas and Electric, which services the city of Berkeley, unveiled a new program that would enable customers to buy energy from 100 percent renewable sources.

The Green Option is voluntary for customers, who would pay six dollars more per month to support sustainable energy production, according to PG&E spokesperson Jonathan Marshall.

The new option comes at the request of customers, officials and environmental groups to provide a simpler way to support renewable, sustainable energy and meet the state’s environmental goals, Marshall said.

City officials from Berkeley, Carmel, Davis, Napa and San Jose have expressed support for the the option. According to Neal De Snoo, energy program officer for the city of Berkeley’s Planning Department, the service would “give people an option to reduce their carbon footprint and help the community achieve climate goals.”

The option awaits final approval from the California Public Utilities Commission before it can be implemented. According to PG&E, more than 50 percent of the energy it provides to customers currently comes from renewable sources or sources free of greenhouse gas emissions.