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Community Energy to Sell Renewable Energy Credits
September 19, 2005
Community Energy, Inc. in
Boulder has announced it will offer renewable energy credits for
sale to Colorado residents and businesses. The credits, also known
as “green tags,” will help fund new wind turbines at rural schools
in Colorado. Community Energy’s first project is a 7.5-megawatt
(MW) wind project located near Lamar and Springfield, Colorado. The
project consists of five GE wind turbines each rated at 1.5 MW that
are operated by the Arkansas River Power Authority and the Lamar
Utilities Board.
The offering is an alternative
to Xcel Energy's WindSource and other utility green pricing
programs. Community Energy’s certificates cost for Colorado wind
energy cost $2.00 per 100 kilowatt-hours (kWh) for residential
customers, $1.20 per 100 kWh for commercial customers.
The University of Colorado at
Boulder has purchased 8.8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, and
the City of Boulder and NREL have already purchased renewable energy
certificates from Community Energy. For more information, see:
http://www.newwindenergy.org
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