D.C. suburban agency signs wind-power deal. Will save $20 million over 10 years.

[JohnWxy]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.wind20dec20,0,7121544.story?coll=bal-business-headlines


The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, which serves 1.7 million water customers in Prince George's and Montgomery counties, has signed a deal to buy a third of its electricity from a Pennsylvania wind farm, making it one of a growing number of large energy users to seek out green sources.

The electricity will be provided by a subsidiary of Baltimore's Constellation Energy Group, which has a 10-year deal to purchase all of the power produced by the wind farm. Edison Mission Group is building the wind farm in Somerset County in southwest Pennsylvania. The farm is expected to be completed in January 2008.


Sanitary commission officials said the agreement would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower the water and sewer utility's energy costs by an estimated $20 million over 10 years. It will make the commission the largest local government user of renewable energy in the United States, based on data of the Environmental Protection Agency, the agency said.

[PsN2Wind]

1. They should situate a wind farm

between the Capitol Building and the White House. The White House sucks and congress blows which should create a lot of energy.

[JohnWxy]

2. LOL. they could power the entire East coast!