The county signed a three-year contract to purchase solar energy for its 55 buildings, including the county jail, beginning in January.
Because all energy ends up on the power grid before being pushed out to customers, it can be difficult to trace back sources. Quin said that Dallas County directed Public Power Pool to purchase its volume of energy from a solar farm in Fort Bend County. There are a number of areas across the country that are in nonattainment, which means that the air quality does not meet the national ambient air quality standard. Theare established at levels necessary to protect public health.
“With the region in severe nonattainment for air quality, this contract sets a new bar for other neighboring counties to follow,” Beving said. Jenkins said this contract is a step in the right direction to curbing further temperature increases.
Sexy!!!!
Is it virtue signaling because you're still going to need dirty for backup....
Huh