The Los Angeles power department has approved a contract with a Wyoming wind farm to purchase the equivalent of 1% of the city's annual energy needs. The city council is expected to finalize the contract within weeks.
The Los Angeles city Department of Water and Power approved the 16-year contract with Pleasant Valley Wind Energy Center in southwest Wyoming, which will provide energy generated by wind-powered turbines to the city. The contract is valued between $236 and $280 million dollars.
"The 82 megawatts would amount to less than 1% of the city's annual energy needs, but DWP officials hailed the move as a step toward their goal of having at least 20% of the city's power supply come from renewable sources by 2010."
"DWP officials said the new contract would mean that about 6 1/2% of the city's power would come from renewable sources. The benefit of green power is that it is emissions-free. The downside is that the wind power would cost about twice as much as power generated by a coal-burning plant in southern Utah that provides almost half of the city's electrical needs."
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