Showing posts with label Wind Power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wind Power. Show all posts

September 16, 2014

Largest City In Vermont Now Gets All Its Power From Wind, Water And Biomass

www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/09/15/3567307/vermont-renewable-power/
"The 42,000 people living in Burlington, Vermont can now feel confident that when they turn on their TVs or power up their computers they are using renewable energy. With the purchase of the 7.4 megawatt Winooski One hydroelectric project earlier this month, the Burlington Electric Department now owns or contracts renewable sources — including wind, hydro, and biomass — equivalent to the city’s needs."

July 21, 2014

Renewables Account for More Than Half of 2014's New US Energy Capacity

Renewables Account for More Than Half of 2014's New US Energy Capacity

"According to the latest Energy Infrastructure Update from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, solar and wind energy constituted more than half of the new generating capacity in the country for the first half of 2014."

January 5, 2014

13 Major Clean Energy Breakthroughs of 2013

www.alternet.org/environment/13-major-clean-energy-breakthroughs-2013
"While the news about climate change seems to get worse every day, the rapidly improving technology, declining costs, and increasing accessibility of clean energy is the true bright spot in the march toward a zero-carbon future. 2013 had more clean energy milestones than we could fit on one page"