/Users/andrea/_magisterarbeit/korpus/clean/trainkorpus/24/file_187e.html NN ----------------------------------------- : CWEB NP . SENT 046 CD OCTOBER NP . SENT 28 CD . SENT 1999 CD Renewables NP Commitment NN Seattle NP City NP Council NP Directs VVZ City NP Light NP to TO Invest VV At IN Least JJS 2 CD Million NP Annually RB in IN New NP Renewable JJ Resources NPS as IN Centralia NP Replacement NN Seattle NP City NP Light NP is VBZ abandoning VVG coal NN fired VVD energy NN resources NNS and CC moving VVG toward IN new JJ renewable JJ energy NN . SENT The DT Northwest's JJ largest JJS publicly RB owned VVN utility NN will MD invest VV at IN least JJS 2 CD million CD annually RB in IN new JJ non JJ hydro JJ renewable JJ resources NNS , , under IN the DT terms NNS of IN a DT resolution NN unanimously RB adopted VVN by IN Seattle NP City NP Council NP Oct NP . SENT 4 LS . SENT This DT renewables NNS commitment NN is VBZ intended VVN as IN a DT replacement NN for IN City NP Light's NP 8 CD percent NN share NN of IN the DT Centralia NP coal NN fired VVD plant NN in IN west JJ central JJ Washington NP . SENT In IN May NP , , the DT eight CD utility NN consortium NN owning VVG the DT 1 CD , , 330 CD megawatt NN capacity NN facility NN announced VVD sale NN of IN the DT plant NN and CC adjoining JJ coal NN mine NN to TO Transalta NP Corp NP . SENT Centralia NP provides VVZ 5 CD . SENT 4 CD percent NN of IN Seattle's NP system NN generating NN capability NN , , or CC 107 CD . SENT 4 CD MW NP of IN capacity NN . SENT With IN the DT sale NN , , City NP Light NP would MD become VV an DT all DT renewable JJ energy NN utility NN in IN the DT resources NNS it PP owns VVZ and CC operates VVZ , , according VVG to TO the DT resolution NN . SENT The DT municipal JJ utility NN gets VVZ some DT power NN from IN other JJ sources NNS that WDT include VVP non JJ renewable JJ energy NN . SENT Although IN the DT form NN of IN Seattle's NP new JJ renewables NNS investment NN is VBZ not RB yet RB known VVN , , one CD possibility NN floated VVN by IN City NP Light NP is VBZ swapping VVG non JJ firm NN hydropower NN for IN energy NN from IN new JJ renewable JJ resources NNS in IN California NP . SENT I PP don't VVD think VV we PP want VVP to TO take VV the DT limited JJ view NN and CC measure VV our PP$ success NN in IN new JJ renewables NNS by IN how WRB many JJ dollars NNS we PP spend VVP , , said VVD City NP Light NP spokesman NN Larry NP Vogel NP , , who WP added VVD Seattle NP would MD look VV for IN ways NNS we PP can MD leverage VV our PP$ non JJ firm NN energy NN to TO encourage VV development NN of IN renewables NNS elsewhere RB . SENT . SENT . SENT The DT view NN is VBZ that DT we're NN talking VVG about IN a DT renewable JJ that WDT would MD displace VV a DT fossil JJ fuel NN fired VVD thermal JJ plant NN . SENT Clean JJ air NN there EX is VBZ clean JJ air NN here RB when WRB we're NN talking VVG about IN global JJ warming NN and CC degradation NN . SENT The DT broad JJ view NN , , Vogel NP continued VVD , , is VBZ the DT City NP Council NP is VBZ sending VVG us PP the DT message NN they PP want VVP to TO make VV sure JJ renewables NNS are VBP part NN of IN our PP$ power NN portfolio NN . SENT New NP Renewables NP Resolution NP The DT resolution NN originated VVN in IN the DT council's NNS Utilities NP and CC Environmental NP Management NP Committee NP , , which WDT is VBZ chaired VVN by IN council NN member NN Margaret NP Pageler NP , , sponsor NN of IN the DT resolution NN that WDT passed VVD the DT full JJ council NN by IN an DT 8 CD 0 CD vote NN . SENT It PP begins VVZ by IN reaffirming VVG the DT City's NP commitment NN to TO conservation NN and CC renewable JJ resources NNS as IN the DT first JJ priority NN for IN energy NN resources NNS to TO replace VV the DT energy NN currently RB provided VVN by IN the DT Centralia NP coal NN plant NN . SENT . SENT . SENT The DT resolution NN acknowledges VVZ significant JJ benefits NNS gained VVD from IN City NP Light's NP part NN ownership NN of IN Centralia NP , , and CC states NNS that IN a DT sale NN would MD be VB economically RB desirable JJ and CC can MD be VB accomplished VVN while IN ensuring VVG that IN the DT new JJ owners NNS will MD operate VV the DT plant NN in IN an DT environmentally RB responsible JJ manner NN . SENT Transalta NP has VHZ pledged VVN to TO install VV pollution NN control NN equipment NN to TO reduce VV Centralia NP sulfur NN dioxide NN emissions NNS by IN 90 CD percent NN , , as RB previously RB agreed VVN to TO by IN the DT plant's NNS current JJ eight CD owners NNS . SENT The DT resolution NN goes VVZ on IN to TO cite VV Seattle's NP long JJ history NN of IN developing VVG and CC using VVG environmentally RB responsible JJ renewable JJ resources NNS to TO serve VV Seattle NP ratepayers NNS the DT utility's JJ oldest JJS currently RB operating VVG hydropower NN project NN went VVD into IN service NN in IN 1904 CD and CC its PP$ proud JJ record NN of IN being VBG a DT model NN for IN energy NN conservation NN , , environmental JJ responsibility NN and CC concern NN for IN future JJ generations NNS . SENT Consequently RB , , according VVG to TO the DT resolution NN , , the DT plan NN for IN replacement NN energy NN for IN the DT Centralia NP coal NN plant NN should MD be VB based VVN on IN these DT qualities NNS and CC historic JJ record NN , , and CC revenues NNS received VVN from IN the DT sale NN of IN the DT share NN of IN the DT Centralia NP coal NN plant NN should MD be VB used VVN in IN ways NNS which WDT will MD further VV this DT mission NN . SENT The DT resolution NN directs VVZ City NP Light NP superintendent NN Gary NP Zarker NP to TO invest VV a DT minimum NN of IN . SENT 49 CD percent NN of IN Seattle's NP annual JJ revenues NNS , , about RB 2 CD million CD , , for IN new JJ non JJ hydro JJ renewable JJ resources NNS as IN part NN of IN the DT Strategic NP Resources NPS Assessment NP Update NN . SENT this DT amount NN reflects VVZ the DT new JJ renewables NN target NN recommended VVN by IN the DT Regional NP Review NP . SENT Mark NP Ohrenschall NP and CC Jude NP Noland NP More JJR Information NN . SENT Seattle NP City NP Council NP resolution NN on IN new JJ renewable JJ energy NN resources NNS Return NN to TO Contents NNS Copyright NP 2004 CD Energy NP NewsData NP Corporation NP