![]() According to, a MWh is equal to the amount of electricity used by about 330 homes in an hour. A Megawatt-hour is the amount of electricity generated by a one-megawatt electric generator in an hour. The 86% reduction would bring the emissions to 798 metric tons of CO2.Īdrienne Hegedus, the port’s sustainability program manager, said the port expects to consume 7,770 Megawatt-hours in a year. This amount is equivalent to 1,237 passenger vehicles driven in a year, according to the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator. The port’s emissions are projected to decrease significantly compared to the 5,687 metric tons of greenhouse gases released in 2019 alone, according to data provided by Hegedus. ![]() Under the Green Direct program, PSE sells renewable energy purchased from green energy developers to corporations and municipal governments, which the port signed in 2018. In March, the port began receiving 100% renewable energy after undergoing the contract, according to the port’s press release. ![]() The Port of Bellingham is reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by 86% after signing an 18-year-contract with Puget Sound Energy, according to a press release from the port. Skookumchuck can produce 137 megawatts of wind energy and is the first large-scale wind project to be built in western Wash. A view of the Skookumchuck Wind project in Lewis County, Wash. ![]()
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