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Austin, Texas, Switches to All Renewable Energy

October 12, 2011/

Beginning in October, the city of Austin, Texas, moved to 100 percent clean and renewable energy, produced at wind farms in west Texas and purchased from a publicly owned utility company.

The city now is subscribing to approximately 400 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy, according to an announcement by the city, and officials believe Austin has become the largest U.S. city that’s consuming 100 renewables.

Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/technology/Austin-Texas-Switches-to-All-Renewable-Energy.html

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