Bio-Town USA

Besides the obligatory trips to WallDrug and the worlds largest ball of twine, those of us planning road trips this summer have the option of visiting Reynolds Indiana, which is known to locals as Bio-Town USA.

Fed up with high energy costs, the town has agreed to a state proposed program to serve as a test bed for agriculturally friendly independent power projects. Current plans call for the all of the town’s electricity to be generated by decaying biomass used to produce natural gas. If the project succeeds, Reynolds will be the first US community to generate its own energy entirely from community waste products.