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EcoEnergy News
First students to enter wind tech program in Fall
 Highland Community College in Freeport, Illinois, has
received official approval to be the site of the state’s
first associate’s degree program for wind turbine
technicians. The program, developed through a
partnership with EcoEnergy, will offer a two-year
program in this high-demand field.
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What’s your fuel mix?
Do you know where your electricity comes from? This website will show you the mix of fuels (coal, natural gas, nuclear, oil, hydro or non-hydro renewable) used to power your state. See "What’s the Fuel Mix Where I Live".
Earth Day Every
Day
Do you have
something planned to celebrate Earth Day on April 22?
It’s a nice reminder to do some clean-up or look over
your recycling habits. But to make a big difference, we
can’t celebrate earth day just once a year – it takes a
long-term commitment to conservation.
My own personal commitment to conservation this past
year has included changing all my lights to compact
fluorescents, buying 100% “green” renewable power for my
house, and cycling to work whenever it’s possible.
Chances are good I rode this morning. And of course,
every day at work I help to develop alternative energy
solutions that are pollution-free and help to reduce our
country’s dependence on fossil fuels.
If we together take the time to care for our environment
every day, whether it’s by recycling a soda can, walking
instead of using your vehicle or simply turning off the
lights when you leave a room, we’ll be a force for
positive change.
Curt Bjurlin
Wisconsin Project Developer
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EcoEnergy Project
Updates
Construction begins soon on EcoGrove facility
 Excitement is building in Stephenson County, Illinois as
we get closer to the start of construction on the
EcoGrove wind energy facility near Lena. Work on the
100MW project begins in April and is scheduled for
completion late this year.
NIMPA
supports EcoBryn project
The Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency (NIMPA) has
signed on as a partner for the EcoBryn wind energy
facility planned for Ogle County, Illinois. NIMPA is a
not-for-profit power provider serving the communities of
Batavia, Geneva and Rochelle, and will own and/or
operate as much as 10MW of the 100MW EcoBryn project.
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Landfill
gas energy project proceeding
 EcoEnergy BioFuel has contracted with the City of
Freeport, Illinois to harvest and purify methane gas
from the city’s closed landfill. The EcoPort Landfill
Gas Methane Energy Project will provide fuel for boiler
and oil heating in non-food contact processes at the CJ
Vitners snack food plant in Freeport.
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Legislative Update
Iowa
reaches higher with new
renewable portfolio standard
 Iowa governor Chet Culver proposed in March to set the
state’s renewable portfolio standard at 25 percent by
2025. This move was endorsed by the Iowa Farm Bureau
Federation, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, and
the Iowa Soybean Association, as well as national
organizations like the American Farmland Trust, the
American Wind Energy Association, Deere and Company, the
Environmental Law and Policy Center, Ford Motor Company,
General Motors, the Governors Ethanol Coalition, the
National Corn Growers Association, National Farmers
Union and the National Rural Electric Cooperative
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about wind energy
If Not Wind from the American Wind Energy
Association
EcoEnergy’s
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