Discover how City of Grand Rapids is leading the way in sustainability! 🌿✨ We're thrilled to partner with Grand Rapids on their journey to 100% renewable energy for all municipal operations in 2024 and 2025! This $250,000 investment in renewable energy credits (RECs) will make Grand Rapids the first city in Michigan to achieve this milestone. Key initiatives include developing a one-megawatt solar array at the Lake Michigan Filtration Plant, reducing electricity use, converting to LED street lighting, and exploring solar development at the Butterworth Landfill. We're proud to contribute to making Grand Rapids a greener city and setting a new standard for sustainability nationwide! 💚✨ #SustainableGR #RenewableEnergy #GreenCity #GrandRapids #CleanEnergyFuture #SolSystems
🌿 Exciting News from Grand Rapids! 🌿 The Fiscal Committee has greenlit contracts and payments totaling $250,000 to 3Degrees Group, Inc. and Sol Systems for the purchase of renewable energy credits (RECs) for 2024 and 2025 with the help of our consultant Foresight Management. This investment means Grand Rapids is set to achieve 100% renewable energy for all municipal operations during these years, making us the first city in Michigan—and one of the few in the U.S.—to hit this milestone! Our journey to 100% renewable includes: 🌿 Developing a one-megawatt solar array at the Lake Michigan Filtration Plant 🌿 Reducing overall electricity use 🌿 Converting to LED street lighting 🌿 Using our biodigester 🌿 Pursuing solar development at the Butterworth Landfill But what are RECs? The U.S. EPA defines a REC as a market-based instrument that represents the property rights to the environmental, social, and other non-power attributes of renewable electricity generation. RECs are issued when one megawatt of electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid from a renewable energy resource. Together, we're making Grand Rapids greener and setting a benchmark for cities nationwide! 💚✨ #SustainableGR #RenewableEnergy #GreenCity #GrandRapids #CleanEnergyFuture GR Office of Sustainability: https://lnkd.in/gwaYeyuA