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May 22, 2008

Rock Port, Missouri - First City in the U.S. to be 100% wind powered!



Rock Port, Missouri - First City in the U.S. to be 100% wind powered!

Rock Port, a small town in Missouri, has become the first city in the U.S. to be 100% wind powered.

Supposedly, their electric bills will freeze for the next 20 years.

Rock Port, MO 2/6/08. Rock Port Missouri is the first 100% wind powered community in the United States. To celebrate this tremendous achievement, a Green Switch Celebration will be held on Friday, April 18, 2008.

Rock Port’s 100% wind power status is due to four wind turbines located on agricultural lands within the city limits of Rock Port. The city of Rock Port uses approximately 13 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year. It is predicted that these four turbines will produce 16 million kilowatt hours each year. Excess wind generated electricity not used by Rock Port homes and businesses will move onto the transmission lines to be purchased by the Missouri Joint Municipal Utilities for use in other areas. This makes Rock Port, Missouri the first community in America capable of meeting its entire annual electricity demands from wind power!

Here’s video on Good Morning Yahoo

Press Release

via engadget

Here’s a video about the town:

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July 20, 2007

Hastings, Nebraska is America’s Greenest City!

The Nebraskan city of Hastings with a population of 25,000, won the title of “America’s Greenest City”. Hastings was one of more than 300 communities across the country competing in Yahoo’s “Be A Better Planet”, Greenest Cities in America” challenge.

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The city received a grand prize of $250,000, and Mayor Matt Rossen told me the community is now planning how to best use the money.

Congratulations to Hastings! Also, if you are interested in listening to a podcast about this,and to find out how the mayor is planning to use the money, click here!

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