New York town joins the movement toward wind power

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• Wind power will now help to keep streetlights and municipal buildings lit.
• The alternative energy source would cost the town about $12,000 more a year, a minimal impact because of rising gas prices, said Amy Mele, deputy town attorney for purchasing.
• "It's not about savings, but more a policy statement," Mele said.
• "We're trying to make it a more competitive form of energy."
• The town voted earlier this month to purchase 10 percent of its energy needs from Community Energy Inc., a Pennsylvania-based company that provides the alternative energy sources, with the hope of encouraging other municipalities, businesses and residents to do the same.
• "We want to do our part and set an example," Town Supervisor Alex Gromack said.
• The town will purchase about 740,000 kilowatt hours worth of wind energy for the next five years with the option to buy more.
• Gromack said using wind power would help drive down the price of natural gas as well as ease dependence on foreign oil.
• If more people began using renewable energy sources like wind energy, it also would bring down the cost of purchasing it, Mele said.
• "It would open up the door for more competition, decrease prices and make it available to residential users," Mele said.
• The average homeowner would have to pay about $5 to $15 more a month to power their home with wind energy, said Paul Copleman, Community Energy Inc. spokesman.
• Jane Stormes, 35, of West Nyack said she'd consider switching to wind energy despite the higher cost.
• "I'd be willing to make an investment in the hopes of it costing less later," Stormes said.
• Dave Weiss, 69, of Bardonia said he'd rather wait.
• "Why would I want to pay more than I'm paying now?"

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