Several people asked me to post the answers I got to my request for information on obtaining renewable electricity. I'm afraid I can't report anything very helpful. Here's what little I found out. 1. http://www.papowerswitch.com/ will give you a link to a list of alternatives to Duquesne with information on costs, which suppliers offer renewable energy, and so on. The information is incomplete and sometimes inaccurate. (For example, Tri-Eagle has renewable energy, but is not listed as having it). The most helpful feature of the Powerswitch site is a complete llst of phone numbers to call for information on the 25 alternatives. I learned far more from calling and asking questions than I could have gotten from the Powerswitch site itself. 2. Misleading information abounds. For example, Ambit Energy (I had some favorable responses to my email about this company) is described as offering 100% green power. But when I called them I was told that only 5% of the energy they supply is renewable. The 100% is 100% of that 5%!! 3. It's good to pay attention to the difference between renewable and green electricity. Green energy (especially wind and solar) is environmentally least harmful to the atrmosphere. Hydro-electric does significantly less damage to the atmosphere than coal and other dirty sources, but it does have some negative impact. So in addition to asking suppliers if their electricity is renewable, it's good to ask them how green or clean it is. What a source does to "supply" electricity is to put electricity into a pool from which Duquesne gets the juice it sells to you. So the electricity you get might actually come from a dirty source. What's good about signing up for renewable or green electricity is that your doing so reduces the percentage of non-renewable or dirty energy in the pool. 4. One reply to my email recommended Tri-Eagle and includes what looks like a useful link (I didn't try it myself). Here it is: I would like to recommend TriEagle Energy. Its completely PA Wind Powered AND one of the cheapest options out there in many areas. You have to join (for free) the Green Energy Collaborative and then you are able to get the cheapest rate with TriEagle. Here is the website: http://www.citizenpower.com/GEC/ I work at the EECO Center in Larimer. One of our goals is to help people with energy efficiency issues and how to save money on their utility bills. When I called Tri-Eagle no one was there would could give me the information I wanted about Pittsburgh. They said someone would call me back who could answer my questions, but no one did. End of story: I ended up signing for a year with Electrix (on the Powerswitch list). They offer 100% renewable electricity--40% wind and 60% 'low impact hydroelectric'. Sorry not to be able to tell you more.