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City of Austin govt using 100% renewable energy
Largest all renewable govt
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The City of Austin is using 100% renewable energy, mostly west Texas wind energy, to power it’s municipal buildings, making it the largest local government to go completely renewable, according to Smart Planet.
The City of Houston, which is about four times larger than the City of Austin in terms of population, continues to use the most absolute amount of renewable energy for a local government, according to the Huffington Post.
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Absolutely amazing that Texas cities rank number one for both the highest percentage of renewable energy and highest absolute amount as well.
Posted on Nov 17, 11 at 3:37 pm