Your business can make a difference in the community and demonstrate its commitment to the environment by
purchasing renewable energy. Energy for Tomorrow lets you purchase electricity from renewable resources such as wind and solar.
Energy for Tomorrow provides the option to purchase electricity from renewable energy resources such as wind and solar.
When you sign up, you can choose to have 25, 50 or 100% of your monthly electricity usage charged at the Energy for Tomorrow rate,
which is 1.158 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) more than the standard energy charge.
Most of the additional charge is used to purchase renewable energy, which is more expensive than traditional sources. Some is used to promote
the program and to provide updates to participants.
Program description
Energy for Tomorrow renewable energy program is a tariffed rate rider offered to We Energies electric customers. The tariff is regulated by the
public service commission. All changes to these tariffs must be submitted to and approved by the applicable state laws and regulatory policies
of the public service commission. Notification of changes to Energy for Tomorrow prices will follow regulations set forth by the public service
commission.
Customers enrolled in Energy for Tomorrow receive a fuel-cost adjustment (FCA) reduction based on participation level. Customers enrolled at 100%
pay no FCA; enrollment at 50% receives a 50% FCA reduction; and enrollment at 25% receives a 25% reduction.
Energy for Tomorrow program activation takes one or two billing periods. Energy for Tomorrow charges appear on We Energies energy bills. The
charge is labeled, showing participation level and total charge each billing period.
Small business customers may sign up, change participation level and withdraw from the
Energy for Tomorrow renewable energy program at any time by notifying us at 800-242-9137.
There is no fee to withdraw or change participation level.
Product content label
Energy for Tomorrow matches 25, 50 or 100 percent of your electricity use. Energy for Tomorrow is made up of the following new renewable
resources averaged annually. This table provides the renewable resource mix in Energy for Tomorrow in 2022, as well as the projected
resource mix in 2023.
| PRODUCT CONTENT LABEL1 |
| Energy for Tomorrow matches 25, 50 or 100 percent of your electricity use.
Energy for Tomorrow is made up of the following new renewable resources averaged annually.
This table provides the renewable resource mix in Energy for Tomorrow in 2023, as well as
the projected resource mix in 2024. |
| Green-e® Energy Certified New2 Renewables in Energy for Tomorrow |
| |
2023 - Historical |
2024 - Prospective |
| Energy for Tomorrow Green-e certified new renewables |
| Solar |
6% |
WI |
6% |
WI |
| Wind |
94% |
WI |
94% |
WI |
| Total |
100% |
|
100% |
|
| We Energies overall power mix |
| Renewables |
6.53% |
WI, MI, MB |
6.5% |
WI, MI, MB |
| Coal |
27.15% |
WI |
25.7% |
WI |
| Natural gas/oil |
35.18% |
WI |
36.1% |
WI |
| Nuclear |
31.15% |
WI |
31.7% |
WI |
| Total |
100% |
|
100% |
|
- Prospective figures reflect the renewables that we have contracted to provide. Actual figures may vary according to resource availability. We will annually report to you before August 1 of next year in the form of a Historical Product Content Label the actual resource mix of the electricity you purchased. Historical figures reflect the power delivered to Energy for Tomorrow customers in 2022.
- New Renewables come from generation facilities that first began commercial operation within the past 15 years. This product includes generation from a facility that is approved under a strict set of criteria as repowered.
For comparison, the current average mix of resources supplying the United States includes: Natural Gas (36%), Petroleum (31%), Renewable (13%), Coal (12%), and Nuclear (8%). This resource mix was prepared in accordance with the U.S. Energy Information Agency.
The average monthly use for a We Energies Residential customer 660 kWh per month.
For specific information about this product, please contact We Energies, 800-242-9137, https://www.we-energies.com.
Energy for Tomorrow is Green-e certified and meets the environmental and consumer protection standards set forth by the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions.
Learn more atgreen-e.org
