Chicago reaches renewable energy goal
Chicago reached an impressive renewable energy pledge to kick off the new year, according to city officials.
Chicago’s city-operated buildings include 98 fire stations, 81 library locations, 25 police stations and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — in all, more than 400 municipal buildings.
It takes approximately 700,000 megawatt hours per year to power these altogether. Beginning Jan. 1, every single one of them will come solely from clean, renewable energy, mostly sourced from Illinois’ newest and largest solar farm, according to the city's Chief Sustainability Officer. The move is projected to cut the Windy City’s carbon footprint by approximately 290,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year, the equivalent of taking 62,000 cars off the road, the city said.
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