Denton: The Lone Star State's clean-energy leader

Harry · February 4, 2014

A great article from the Christian Science Monitor on Denton:

Denton, Texas, a bustling community near Lewisville Lake 30 miles northwest of Dallas, is known for its festivals and eclectic music scene, often compared to the Austin of 20 years ago. But Denton (pop. 113,000) is also a leader in clean energy, boasting more wind power per capita than any other city in the nation.

Denton’s Apogee Stadium, home of the University of North Texas football team, is rated LEED Platinum, using three large wind turbines for six percent of its energy needs. And at Denton’s fire station—the second in the country to be awarded LEED Gold Certification—the landscape is irrigated entirely with rainwater captured in four 5,400-gallon cisterns.

The focus on economic development is paying off—a 2012 report from CNN Money ranked Denton County as the No. 7 best job market in the nation. “The quality of life here in Denton is amazing,” Julie Glover, economic development program administrator for the City of Denton, told the North Texas Daily. “Our downtown area is booming, and people are constantly being exposed to the unique art and music found here.” And now they are also being exposed to reliable clean energy, thanks to having a municipally owned utility that listens to its customers.

Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/0204/The-Lone-Star-State-s-clean-energy-leader

SilverEagle · February 4, 2014

...and the drill-baby-drill nay sayers will be along in 5-4-3-2.1

Censored by Laurie · February 4, 2014

...and the drill-baby-drill nay sayers will be along in 5-4-3-2.1

will they beat the "Denton is anti-business" crowd?

Christopher Walker · February 4, 2014

Some further things.

There is actually a lot of gas produced from our city landfill and the production from such is expected to double this year.

http://www.cityofdenton.com/departments-services/departments-q-z/solid-waste-recycling/landfill-at-eco-w-e-r-c-s-/landfill-gas-to-energy

There has been a RFP for a large-acre solar array farm to be built in Denton in the coming years, but as some of you may have noticed, the current proposals were rejected by Council a few weeks ago. This isn't giving up on Solar at all but rather feeling out the prospects to see what the best avenue is going forward to maximize ROI and potential. A new RFP with adjusted parameters will go out in the next two months.

In total, Denton is setting itself up to hit the 70+%-energy-by-renewables by 2020, which would be up from the ~44% it is now.

oldguystudent · February 4, 2014

So many unsung dead birds. So many.

Green P1 · February 5, 2014

Could we burn the dead birds?

forevereagle · February 5, 2014

Could we burn the dead birds?

Or could we use them to fed the homeless?

Green P1 · February 5, 2014

Or could we use them to fed the homeless?

How do that get us energies?

forevereagle · February 5, 2014

How do that get us energies?

With the new energy the homeless have, put them on stationary bikes that generate electricity and put them to work. 2 birds, 1 stone (wind turbine). You're welcome world.

Green P1 · February 5, 2014

With the new energy the homeless have, put them on stationary bikes that generate electricity and put them to work. 2 birds, 1 stone (wind turbine). You're welcome world.

I like it. Who do we need to contact in regards to the lots of dead birds UNT has been wasting from our Turbines?