Whatcom County Government to go 100% Green Energy

County Council votes to go green
County facilities will be run on alternative power bought from PSE

SAM TAYLOR
THE BELLINGHAM HERALD

About $62,000 in county tax revenue will be spent to use renewable sources of energy to power county facilities in 2007.

Whatcom County Council members approved a resolution Tuesday night that will require 100 percent of the energy used in county buildings to come from sources such as wind, solar, or biomass power. ...

... Council Chairwoman Laurie Caskey-Schreiber said the increased costs of the power from Puget Sound Energy would easily be handled by the county because of five years worth of energy conservation measures taken by County Executive Pete Kremen and his staff.

Kremen told the council that power conservation had saved the county about $85,000, so the contract with Puget Sound Energy would not be using all of the savings. ... (Full article)