[Press Release] : Columbia will meet renewable energy goals

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 22, 2007

CONTACT: 
Dan Dasho
Director
or 
Connie Kacprowicz
Public Information Specialist
(573) 874-7325

Columbia will meet renewable energy goals

	(Columbia, MO) -- Energy produced from wind and two biogas projects will surpass the targeted levels for renewable energy established by Columbia voters in 2004. Columbia Water and Light is required to purchase 2 percent of its energy generated from renewable resources by 2008, 5 percent by 2013, 10 percent by 2018, and 15 percent by 2023. Agreements for purchasing renewable energy from three different projects will bring Columbia’s renewable portfolio up to 5 percent of the power supply by 2008.
	The Renewable Energy Standard requires Columbia Water and Light to send out an annual report each year to outline how the utility will meet the requirements of the City Ordinance. The report will be reviewed by the city’s Energy and Environment Commission and the Water and Light Advisory Board and submitted to the City Council for approval following a public hearing. The hearing is expected to take place in late 
February or early March. The report is available on the city’s Web site at www.GoColumbiaMo.com or a copy can be requested from Columbia Water and Light by calling (573) 874-7325.
	The renewable energy report gives details on Columbia Water and Light’s agreement to purchase the energy output of three wind turbines from Missouri’s first wind farm in King City. This contract should deliver up to 22,000 megawatt hours in one year which equates to 2 percent of Columbia’s electric demand. Two landfill gas projects will furnish another 3 percent of the energy package. The projects at the Columbia landfill and in Jefferson City both use methane gas that is created during the decomposition process to create electricity. These three projects will fall within the 3 percent cost margin of current power supply contracts which is required by the ordinance.

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