City Council members
voted 5-2 to buy 100 percent green energy for the city.
Council members Sarah Blossom and Steve Bonkowski voted against
it.
Bonkowski said he would vote against it because of the low percent of residents who participate, which he correlated to green energy support.
About 13 percent of islanders participate in Puget Sound Energy’s Green Power Program. The program relies more on wind, bio-gas and solar-energy sources instead of coal.
The city had been buying about about 13 percent of its electricity from green energy to match the resident participation, costing about $3,000 a year. The city spends a total of $330,000 a year on electricity, and going to all green power would cost the city an additional $15,000 a year.
Steve Bonkowski stated, “About 13 percent of islanders participate in Puget Sound Energy’s Green Power Program.” I live on BI and don’t know abouth the PSE Green Power Program. I believe more information needs to be made available to the public.