Rose wrote:

Con Ed Solutions is what my household ended up going with, after much
dithering; we figure the price is a further incentive to keep our
energy usage low. I tend to view offset programs as ways to put a price
on soothing a guilty conscience. That's a very personal decision, of
course, but I prefer to not need offsetting in the first place, and to
be part of demonstrating that there is a call for green energy from
home users.

--Rose

Yes, I agree in principle, but if you already are doing what you can
on energy conservation, and find the Con Ed program too expensive, I
think the green certificates are also a valid way to at least begin to
offset your carbon affect and, at the same time, support alternative
energy development.

David