QUINCY (WGEM) – The town of Quincy plans so as to add two new photo voltaic installations.
Metropolis officers stated this happened after seeing the constructive results of the panels at Quincy Regional Airport. Photo voltaic plans for the Wastewater Remedy Facility and the Metropolis Water Reservoir are within the early levels of design.
Mayor Mike Troup stated they plan to put in photo voltaic panels on the wastewater remedy facility and the water reservoir. Each areas are massive customers of electrical energy, so utilizing photo voltaic vitality can cut back operational and utility prices.
“If we generate extra energy that we do not want inside operations, we’ll promote that too, which suggests much less cash from taxpayers as a result of it is obtainable on the open market,” Troup stated.
Troup says utilizing photo voltaic vitality can cut back operational and utility prices making it a win-win for everybody.
“We are going to decrease the price of working our utility and for these operations and the town can even generate extra income that’s not a tax base,” stated Troup.
Design displays needs to be prepared for metropolis council by summer season.
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