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September 17, 2014

Vermont city of 42,000 now gets all its energy from renewables

  • It's part of a broader movement to get 90 percent of Vermont's energy from renewable resources by 2050, including electricity, heating and transportation.
    • By WILSON RING
    Associated Press

    BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont's largest city has a new success to add to its list of socially conscious achievements: 100 percent of its electricity now comes from renewable sources such as wind, water and biomass.

    With little fanfare, the Burlington Electric Department crossed the threshold this month with the purchase of the 7.4-megawatt Winooski 1 hydroelectric project on the Winooski River at the city's edge.


     
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