City Of Durango Purchases 100% Wind Power

The city of Durango, Colorado will purchase 100% of its electricity from wind power through La Plata Electric Association (LPEA), a nonproft Colorado energ cooperative.

The city will also work with LPEA to increase energy efficiency through load and demand-side management.

“We are all becoming increasingly aware of how important ‘buying local’ is for our economy,” says Greg Munro, LPEA’s CEO. “City officials understand also that by purchasing green power through LPEA, they are actually buying real wind power and not just energy credits.”