A requirement for all Michigan cities to derive 10 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2015 has municipalities scrambling to find or generate those sources. An energy partnership and a feasibility study taking shape in Ottawa County could be major advances.
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HOLLAND -- The city's municipal utility is continuing its involvement in two renewable energy projects. City officials have approved buying up to four megawatts of capacity in a waste-to-energy project put together by Granger Energy LLC, in partnership with the Michigan Public Power Agency. The Granger project, which will generate energy from landfill gas, will generate 23 megawatts for cities that are MPPA members. "Joining this project could provide a portion of the renewable energy needs of the BPW," utility General Manager Loren Howard said. Power from the Granger project will be 7.5 cents per kilowatt hour the first year, compared to 4 to 5 cents per kilowatt hour for coal. That cost will increase 2.5 percent each year.
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