In the March-April edition of the Town newsletter, the Mayor announced the Springdale Blue Sky Renewable Energy Challenge. The challenge is to increase the amount of renewable energy purchased by the community through Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky renewable energy program (note this is not the same as the Blue Sky recycling program). The kick off of the challenge was publicly announced during the Earth Day celebration on April 19th. The Springdale Blue Sky Renewable Energy Challenge will run for six months, from Earth Day 2008 to the Town’s Sun Festival on October 11, 2008. The goal of the challenge is to have 15 percent of the community enrolled in the Blue Sky renewable energy program.

As of October 6th, 12.05 percent of the community participates in the program. While many of these are residential customers, several businesses participate as well.

The current business participants are:

Alder Photography
Bit & Spur
Bumbleberry Inn
Cliffrose Lodge
DeZion Gallery
Flannigan’s Inn
Flannigan's Villas
Majestic View Lodge
Regalo
Springdale Candy Company
Thai Sapa
Town of Springdale
Walking Stick
Zion Adventure Company

Please visit these businesses and thank them for their efforts to support renewable energy.

Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky program gives its customers a way to support newly developed renewable energy generation in the region, minimize their environmental footprint and increase the demand for emission-free renewable energy. Customers can purchase wind energy generated in the western United States in 100-kilowatt-hour increments, called blocks, for $1.95 per block per month in addition to their regular electricity bill. Business customers can buy Blue Sky blocks in bulk at a discount through our Blue Sky QS (Quantity Savings) option.

Over a year’s time, every block purchased will avoid carbon dioxide emissions by 1.2 tons – creating environmental benefits equivalent to not driving more than 2,571 miles or planting 236 trees.

We thank those that currently participate in the program for your commitment to the environment. And we hope the residents and businesses in Springdale will step up to the challenge and help
meet the goal.

You can find out more about the Blue Sky power program on the Rocky Mountain Power website. The address is www.rockymountainpower.net/bluesky.

Please click here for a a Blue Sky fact sheet.

Please click here for Blue Sky Q&A