You can get solar panels installed on your roof for about the same monthly cost of your current energy bill. You can spend a little more and opt into wind-produced energy from Xcel.

You can be as bold as the city of Boulder and completely divorce yourself from Xcel Energy. One thing is clear – as more and more of us become aware of the actual costs behind our energy consumption, more of us are looking for other options to heat, cool, and light our environment without breaking the bank or further scarring the planet.

PanTerra Energy looks to do just that with a different, often overlooked, source of energy – the ground beneath our feet.

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Source: Examiner Alternative Energy

March 9, 2012