St. Paul has already established a model for conservation with its Neighborhood Energy Consortium, which addresses a wide spectrum of local issues, and with its highly successful District Energy system. In a Green St. Paul, all public utilities will be locally owned and managed. Electricity will be purchased from clean, sustainable sources, and co-generation by small producers will be encouraged. Local energy production will increase employment; the quality of local service will be locally accountable. The city will participate in the economic advantages of public or co-operative ownership, which have been repeatedly demonstrated.