The Burlington Electric Department announced Tuesday that it will buy 40 percent of the power and renewable energy certificates from a Sheffield wind farm at a fixed price for the next 10 years. The agreement with Vermont Wind moves BED toward its goal of generating electricity through renewable sources within the next "four or so years," BED general manager Barbara Grimes said.
The Burlington Electric Department announced Tuesday that it will buy 40 percent of the power and renewable energy certificates from a Sheffield wind farm at a fixed price for the next 10 years. The agreement with Vermont Wind moves BED toward its goal of generating electricity through renewable sources within the next "four or so years," BED general manager Barbara Grimes said.
The Burlington Electric Department announced Tuesday that it will buy 40 percent of the power and renewable energy certificates from a Sheffield wind farm at a fixed price for the next 10 years.
The agreement with Vermont Wind moves BED toward its goal of generating electricity through renewable sources within the next "four or so years," BED general manager Barbara Grimes said.
"This contract will help us achieve our goal. Stably priced, clean, green and locally generated power is the way to keep our economy strong and our environment clean," she said.
Sixty-three percent of BED's power comes from renewable sources, the electric department said in a news release.
Renewable energy certificates can be purchased by companies such …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]The Burlington Electric Department announced Tuesday that it will buy 40 percent of the power and renewable energy certificates from a Sheffield wind farm at a fixed price for the next 10 years.
The agreement with Vermont Wind moves BED toward its goal of generating electricity through renewable sources within the next "four or so years," BED general manager Barbara Grimes said.
"This contract will help us achieve our goal. Stably priced, clean, green and locally generated power is the way to keep our economy strong and our environment clean," she said.
Sixty-three percent of BED's power comes from renewable sources, the electric department said in a news release.
Renewable energy certificates can be purchased by companies such as BED to compensate for the nonrenewable fuel sources they use. The revenue from their sale helps subsidize renewable power sources.
Vermont Wind is a Sheffield-based subsidiary of First Wind of Newton, Mass.
Max Aldrich, chairman of the Sheffield Selectboard, said the 40-megawatt Sheffield Wind Project has created jobs in the Northeast Kingdom while "creating a clean energy source."
The wind-farm project cleared another hurdle this month when the Vermont Supreme Court upheld the permit granted by the state Public Service Board.