Mayors endorse 15% renewable energy for municipalities by 2015
The Urban Core Mayors see the need for municipalities to transition to renewable energy sources now. By adopting an aggressive plan for that transition, the Mayors established a standard to be followed by individual cities in their efforts to implement energy conservation measures and buy renewable energy for use in municipal operations.
According to excerpts from the story:
On January 10, 2007, the Urban Core Mayors adopted an aggressive, but realistic, “15 by 15” Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) for renewable energy.
Following the lead of Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje and Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell, the group decided the fiscal and economic incentives to adopt an RPS for State and municipal operations warranted immediate action.
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