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Vermont’s largest city , Burlington, now on 100% renewable energy

Burlington, Vermont Now Runs on 100 Percent Renewable Energy, Triple Pundit, Leon Kaye | Monday February 9th,  Burlington, Vermont, has been making waves for becoming the first city in the U.S. to be powered 100 percent by renewables. (Some may say Greenburg, Kansas was the first, but we are talking about a town of 800 people versus 42,000 in Burlington.) Reliant on coal a generation ago, Vermont’s largest city has slowly revamped its energy portfolio, culminating in the purchase of a hydropower plant late last year.

This milestone may not be surprising considering Vermont’s progressive politics and buy-in from residents who overall supported the plan of the local utility,Burlington Electric. But the fact that Burlington has been able to do this without raising rates since 2009 — while saving the city about $20 million over the next 20 years — creates a case study for communities that are interested in investing in renewables but skittish about making such an aggressive move………http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/02/burlington-vermont-runs-100-renewable-energy

February 11, 2015 - Posted by | renewable, USA

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