City commissioners unanimously agreed to purchase $8,700 worth of "green tags" as a way to provide support for alternative energy production.
The tags were purchased from Lawrence-based Zephyr Energy, which uses the money to produce environmentally friendly electricity at Bowersock Mills and Power Co. on the Kansas River.
Green tags are a concept where businesses or individuals pay a company to produce alternative energy that is pumped into the country's electrical grid. The alternative energy that enters the grid then reduces the amount of conventional energy - such as electricity from coal-fueled power plants - that must be produced to meet demand.
Commissioners also agreed to become part of a national "Plug-In" vehicle campaign that promotes the continued development of electric vehicles.
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PhogAlum (anonymous) says…
Why haven't you found out yet? Don't you care about the community?
mommaeffortx2 (anonymous) says…
How do you pump alternative energy into the elecrtical grid? is it safe?
I know I know dumb of me but I am smart enough to ask what?
mommaeffortx2 (anonymous) says…
or help or I am lost or what?
mommaeffortx2 (anonymous) says…
thank you..