Small Town in Italy Uses 100% Renewable Energy
RenewableEnergyAccess.com reports Liguria, Italy is experiencing an economic boom due to renewable energy. Within Liguria is a town called Varese which uses 100% renewable energy through wind, solar, and hydropower sources. The town creates three times as much energy as it uses through these sources. Four wind turbines feed 8 million kwh to the local grid system managed by a company in La Spezia. While rural towns in Europe are following suit, such as Gussing, Austria; Rome, London, Paris, and Munich are launching plans to reduce carbon emissions by half by the year 2030.