October 28, 2002—Clark County, Washington, will purchase 10 percent of its electricity requirements from Clark Public Utilities’ Green Lights program, which is designed to promote the development of renewable energy resources.
The county’s commitment covers electricity purchased for all county buildings and facilities, according to County Commissioner Judie Stanton. “Progressive, environmentally-responsible programs such as Green Lights also have the potential to attract new research-and-development companies in the field of energy technology,” she says. “That’s just the sort of knowledge-based industry we hope to attract to Clark County.”
Green Lights is a voluntary program to support the development of renewable energy resources in the Northwest. Customers can choose to purchase 100 kilowatt-hour blocks of Green Lights electricity. Each block costs $1.50. Contributions are pooled with those of thousands of other Northwest utility customers to support the development of new, non-polluting energy resources in our region.
The Green Lights program is operated in association with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation, which has helped develop renewable energy projects in the region and has more on the drawing board.
