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Just got off the phone with Xcel Energy, the local power utility here in Boulder. I signed us up for wind power, baby! That’s right, every watt we consume is now being generated by a wind turbine farm in Colorado or Wyoming. Oh sure, it all goes into the same grid, right alongside the coal-produced electricity, but by participating in Xcel’s Windsource program, we’re supporting the renewable energy infrastructure — and it only costs about a buck per hundred kilowatt hours to do so.
I’m still a long ways away from hugging trees, but I guess working for a sustainable design assistance consultant has definitely changed my thinking a bit.
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So when the wind isn’t blowing in Colorado or Wyoming do your lights go out?
Wow… very cool! You’ll have to let me know more about this back here at work… I may be interested.
Very cool. I think we’ve got a similar choice now, but I haven’t switched over to it yet. I think you’ve given me the nudge I need.
The city owned utility where I live also offers the option of paying more for wind energy.
Does the wind ever stop blowing in Colorado & Wyoming?
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