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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Would You Like a Little More "Green" With That?
Next time you’re savoring a slow cooked meal at the Brick Oven, you might relish the knowledge that all the energy that went into its preparation, and the comfort of our indoor environment, was generated by a renewable energy source.
Not long ago, the Brick Oven made the decision to go green by purchasing renewable energy credits from Idaho’s first commercial wind power generator: Lewandowski Farms. Those of you who have traveled east on Highway 84 have probably seen their turbine towers just outside of Boise on the way to Mountain Home.
Aside from the desire to reduce our “carbon footprint,” our decision to purchase the energy credits was motivated by our desire to support a local energy producer, and in so doing to support the future research and development of a renewable energy source with major implications for our state. After all, Idaho is the 13th windiest state in the nation, even though it currently only a few wind farms in operation, last we checked.
Lewandowski Farms is the legacy of farmer and entrepreneur Bob Lewandowski, who built, operated and maintained the wind farm by himself until his death in July 2005. The family then sold the farm in April 2006 to a group of local wind energy researchers that included three Boise State University graduate students. The relationship with BSU was further extended last month when Boise State University Housing announced that it would buy the credits for Lewandowski Farm’s remaining wind generation capacity to meet the energy needs of Morrison Hall, a student residence.
Here at the Brick Oven, we are very proud to become the only business in Boise to meet its energy needs exclusively through wind power. If you are wondering why a restaurant icon in downtown Boise would want to go green, the answer is simple: we think our food should be slow cooked…not our planet.
Thursday, August 13, 2009 12:14:29 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
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