January 25, 2002—Uinta Brewing Company, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, recently opened a new brewery to be run on 100-percent pollution-free wind power from Utah Power’s Blue Sky Program.
“Although wind power costs a little bit more, we feel that the environmental benefits outweigh the costs,” said Will Hamill, Uinta’s president and founder.
In addition to Uinta’s wind power purchase, the brewery strives to conserve energy and resources through its energy efficient design.
The Utah Power Blue Sky program provides customers the opportunity to buy renewable energy in 100-kilowatt block increments for an additional $2.95 per block per month on their electricity bills. In 2001 the Blue Sky program stepped up from tenth to seventh on the US Department of Energy’s top ten list of utility green pricing programs. For more information or to sign up for Blue Sky, call 800/842-8458.