Doyle launches 'Clean Energy Wisconsin' with renewable energy purchase pledge

3/25/2008
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com

MADISON – Gov. Jim Doyle on Tuesday committed the state to buying 92,000 megawatt hours of electrical energy from renewable sources over the next decade – enough power to light 15,600 homes annually.

The renewable energy purchase – which Doyle said is the equivalent of eliminating the tailpipe pollutants of 23,110 cars a year – is part of his new "Clean Energy Wisconsin" effort.

Doyle unveiled the program at C5-6, a young Middleton company that is developing enzymes to make corn, soybean and cellulosic ethanol. The governor said the plan, some of which has already been discussed, will move the state forward by promoting renewable energy, creating jobs, increasing energy security and efficiency and improving the environment.

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