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 . Renewable Energy near the northern Texas city of Amarillo came online in September 2015 and is now producing 90 percent of Georgetown energy. Located about 40 km 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 generating 90 % of Georgetown ’s energy . The solar farm , which belongs to Georgetown , is expected to be operational in April 2017 increasing 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 40 km 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 generating 90 % of Georgetown ’s energy . The solar farm , which belongs to Georgetown , is expected to be operational in April 2017 increasing Georgetown 's renewable - energy contribution to 100 % .