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Get Ready for the 3rd Degree from 3 Degrees

Creve Coeur Citizens are about to be targeted with an intense marketing campaign to purchase renewable energy credits (REC's).

By a vote of 8 to 0 on December 12th the to authorize an EPA Green Power Community Challenge. 3Degrees the sole AmerenUE Pure Power Partner now has the City's imprimatur to put on a marketing program to sell you (and businesses) Renewable Energy Credits (REC's). You will be urged to pay $15.00 per month to purchase one megawatt (1000 Kilowatts) being one REC. 3Degrees will then pay Ameren $1.00 per month to pay for billing you for the REC. Then 3Degrees will use the balance to purchase renewable energy from Missouri Wind Farms. However, 3Degrees will take a portion for their administrative, marketing and education costs. How much are these costs? Please ask 3Degrees when they contact you. Are they purchasing the REC's from the Wind Trade Group started by Tom Carnahan in 2005 with a $117 million dollar "stimulus" package from the federal government? Ask them. You may expect an intense (3rdDegree?) marketing program to purchase these REC's.

 Keep in mind that these REC's sell for $15.00 per megawatt. It is generally accepted that electricity from natural gas costs about $6.00 per megawatt and $4.00 per megawatt from Coal. Also this program is in addition to the voter approved 2008 mandate that required all Missouri Utilities to purchase a portion of their electricity from renewable sources and compensated the utilities with increased rates for them.

Get ready for the 3rd Degree from 3 Degrees.

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