Perth Voice
Saturday 30/6/2007 Page: 2
ONE quarter of the power to run all Vincent council's facilities is to come from renewable energy, the recent town budget revealed.
"Committing to clean, renewable energy is one of the strongest steps Vincent can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the environment for this and future generations," North Ward councillor Simon Chester, who in November 2006 asked that the costs and benefits of the move be assessed, said in a release. "A 25 per cent commitment by Vincent is the equivalent of taking 324 cars off the road and prevents 1,019 tonnes of carbon dioxide entering the earth's atmosphere".
Vincent will pay 6.75 per cent more to have a quarter of its energy supplied from renewable sources. Most of WA's renewable energy is produced by wind farms near Albany.
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