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<br /> <br />~- - <br />..t~ <br />- - y <br />~ a __ _ - -- - <br />~~~ <br />'JVind energy is not only generating. pollu- <br />tion free energy to the town of Waverly, <br />but it is also providing local economic <br />cleveloprru~nt. As the first muh,icipal utility <br />in the Unitr d S1~;t~'s to'install its own wind <br />turbines, Waverly Light & Power serves <br />4,300 customers in a 33 square-mile area; <br />The utility has constructed wind turbines' <br />on land leased from local farmers, creatin~~ <br />electricity for the crty and additional <br />income for the farmer-. <br />!~:'a•~crly Light ~: Po~:ers L~uard of Trustees <br />has seta goal oi~ in_reasing wind produc <br />Lion to l0 percent of tl~u~ total local power <br />supply, and is ad ar+ung quite well towards <br />that target.,Currently, the citys;wind tug- <br />l_~ines generate ~.~: percent of the area's <br />total electricity gcn~ ration, and provide <br />c~nough'electricityto meettheneeds of 761 <br />homes each year. That translates into a <br />rr~rir.ction of carbon dioxide emissions by <br />ne~;rly b850 tons per year. <br />LEARN fV10RE <br />Read more on Waverly t fight &Power's-'~~Jeh <br />site at t:~averlyia.com <br />~; <br />~~ _ ~ <br />n <br />. ~. S <br />fi ~ ~ ~~'~ <br />- --,.,f-,~ .~. <br />.~ ~-<_ -~ r:-~. __ <br />~,. y '- ' ~'--- <br />~,~° <br />°This is not only an environmental <br />protection issue, but also an economic <br />deg/elopment and sustainability issue. <br />Protecting our environment, tNe are protecting <br />our resources and preserving them for future <br />generations to come." <br />-Hallandale Beach, Florida, Mayor Joy Cooper <br />Cool CITIES ~ 3 <br />tT <br />