About 165 solar panels could go up on the roof of the Whatcom Museum's Lightcatcher building to convert sunlight into electricity.
The project would tap into a new state incentive for solar projects that are public-private partnerships, according to Ryan Nelson, resource conservation management specialist at Bellingham Public Works.
Such efforts are known as community solar projects and aim to support the state's emerging green economy. To qualify, such solar operations must go up on a municipal facility and then,ceramic magic cube for the medical, typically, be funded through private investors, according to Nelson.
The project on the Lightcatcher would be the first of its kind in Whatcom County. City funding isn't expected for the project.
Exactly when the project on the Lightcather's roof would be a go depends next on lease agreements. Those agreements must be signed by Community Energy Solutions, a Bainbridge Island nonprofit selected by the city after a request for proposals, and the entities involved with the Lightcatcher. Those other groups are the city of Bellingham, Bellingham-Whatcom Public Facilities District and the Whatcom Museum Foundation.100 China ceramic tile was used to link the lamps together.Polycore oil paintings for sale are manufactured as a single sheet,
The solar project would be a 40-kilowatt system capable of generating an average of 44,000 kilowatt hours a year, according to Joe Deets,Unlike traditional high risk merchant account , who is on the board of Community Energy Solutions.
By comparison, an average home in the region uses about 12,000 kilowatt hours a year, according to Puget Sound Energy.
Western Solar, which is based in Bellingham, would install the system. The solar panels and inverters would come from Itek Energy of Bellingham, according to Deets. The electricity would be sold to Puget Sound Energy.
The Lightcatcher already has a green roof on it. That would stay.
"We wouldn't displace the existing green roof up there," Nelson said.
The Lightcatcher was among the buildings the city selected as having roofs that could support such solar projects. The others were the Sportsplex and the Parkade, according to Nelson, though he added that they were considered prior to structural analysis.
The Lightcatcher was the prime candidate because of the newness of building - it opened in 2009 - and its large roof, Nelson said.
What the city could get from a lease remained under negotiation, he said, adding the city hoped to get a percentage of the electricity generated.
There already are eight community solar projects approved in the state, with one more application pending, according to Mike Gowrylow,Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems, spokesman for the state Department of Revenue.
The project would tap into a new state incentive for solar projects that are public-private partnerships, according to Ryan Nelson, resource conservation management specialist at Bellingham Public Works.
Such efforts are known as community solar projects and aim to support the state's emerging green economy. To qualify, such solar operations must go up on a municipal facility and then,ceramic magic cube for the medical, typically, be funded through private investors, according to Nelson.
The project on the Lightcatcher would be the first of its kind in Whatcom County. City funding isn't expected for the project.
Exactly when the project on the Lightcather's roof would be a go depends next on lease agreements. Those agreements must be signed by Community Energy Solutions, a Bainbridge Island nonprofit selected by the city after a request for proposals, and the entities involved with the Lightcatcher. Those other groups are the city of Bellingham, Bellingham-Whatcom Public Facilities District and the Whatcom Museum Foundation.100 China ceramic tile was used to link the lamps together.Polycore oil paintings for sale are manufactured as a single sheet,
The solar project would be a 40-kilowatt system capable of generating an average of 44,000 kilowatt hours a year, according to Joe Deets,Unlike traditional high risk merchant account , who is on the board of Community Energy Solutions.
By comparison, an average home in the region uses about 12,000 kilowatt hours a year, according to Puget Sound Energy.
Western Solar, which is based in Bellingham, would install the system. The solar panels and inverters would come from Itek Energy of Bellingham, according to Deets. The electricity would be sold to Puget Sound Energy.
The Lightcatcher already has a green roof on it. That would stay.
"We wouldn't displace the existing green roof up there," Nelson said.
The Lightcatcher was among the buildings the city selected as having roofs that could support such solar projects. The others were the Sportsplex and the Parkade, according to Nelson, though he added that they were considered prior to structural analysis.
The Lightcatcher was the prime candidate because of the newness of building - it opened in 2009 - and its large roof, Nelson said.
What the city could get from a lease remained under negotiation, he said, adding the city hoped to get a percentage of the electricity generated.
There already are eight community solar projects approved in the state, with one more application pending, according to Mike Gowrylow,Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems, spokesman for the state Department of Revenue.
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