Eau Claire updates progress toward clean energy goal
Jan. 29—EAU CLAIRE — The city is well on its way toward a goal of running entirely on clean energy by 2050, according to the latest estimates avail...
Jan. 29—EAU CLAIRE — The city is well on its way toward a goal of running entirely on clean energy by 2050, according to the latest estimates available on Eau Claire's use of carbon-based energy. Between 2015 and 2020, the carbon footprint of the Eau Claire municipal government's operations became 23% smaller. When homes, businesses and others in the city are added in, the reduction is a somewhat smaller 14% carbon reduction, based on a report that came out in recent weeks. Ned Noel, senior city planner, noted that both measures did surpass a milestone that Eau Claire's city leaders included in a pledge they made in 2018 to dramatically increase clean energy use.