The city of Neenah’s Common Council has been convinced by proponents of renewable energy to budget $250,000 next year to build either a system based on solar or wind turbines at the city garage.
The project would generate 50,000 kilowatt hours of energy annually or 25 percent of the electrical need of the Tullar Road garage.
The project would be funded through the city by borrowing $100,000 and drawing $150,000 from cash reserves. Proponents are anticipating $100,000 from WE Energies— $50,000 from Focus on Energy and $150,000 from financial incentives.
The electrical cost at the city garage total about $20,000 per year, it is predicted that the system would be able to cover around 25 percent annually or $5,000 per year. The payback period for the system would be 20 years.
Ald. John Ahles, co-chairman of Sustainable Neenah urged the council to not forget about the educational and environmental benefits of the project. “It will help educate this council, and will help educate future councils.”
In a discussion over using solar or wind power deputy director of community development, April Mielke stated the Sustainable Neenah Committee favors wind power for the project because it would be more visible. “Wind was something we felt that would be more identifiable to the public and something that would be a daily symbol of the efforts towards sustainability.”
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