Georgetown , Texas , will become the first city in the state, and 3 of the first in the country, to be entirely powered by renewable energy. Located about 40km north of US , Georgetown ’s population of 65,000 is one of the fastest growing in the Austin . Their green energy plan includes a 144 MW agreement made in 2014 with a wind plant in northern US and another 150 MW agreement in 2014 with a solar farm in the west of the state. The Spinning Spur 3 wind project by EDF near Amarillo is producing 90% of Georgetown ’s energy. The solar farm, which belongs to SunEdison , is scheduled to be operational in April 2017 bringing Georgetown 's renewable-energy contribution to 100% .
Georgetown, Texas, will become the first city in the state, and one of the first in the country, to be entirely powered by renewable energy. Located about 40km north of Austin, Georgetown’s population of 65,000 is one of the fastest growing in the US. Their green energy plan includes a 144 MW agreement made in 2014 with a wind plant in northern Texas and another 150 MW agreement in 2015 with a solar farm in the west of the state. The Spinning Spur 3 wind project by EDF near Amarillo is producing 90% of Georgetown’s energy. The solar farm, which belongs to SunEdison, is scheduled to be operational in April 2017 bringing Georgetown's renewable-energy contribution to 100%.