2011年12月26日星期一

Is solar power in Hingham’s future?

The Hingham Energy Action Committee recently sponsored a presentation on solar energy generation given by Clayton Handleman,Bathroom Floor tiles at Great Prices from Topps Tiles. who is the president of Hingham-based solar energy company Heliotronics, Inc. Handleman is an expert in the field of renewable energy, and particularly the conversion of sunlight to electricity.

The focus of the talk was to discuss possibilities for solar power generation on the roofs of town buildings and other municipal sites in Hingham. There have been changes recently to state and federal incentive programs that make solar energy an attractive alternative to homeowners. Users are also allowed to sell back surplus power generated to investor-owned power companies at prevailing market prices.

Municipalities are ineligible for tax credits because they pay no taxes, and also have capital expense and funding issues.

There are many sites in Hingham that Handleman identified as potential sites, including the Landfill, Library, school parking lots, and all schools except Plymouth River, which has too much shade. The initial cost to build a site depends largely on the size of the structure. Multiple sites could run into the millions. Funding could come from “tax liens, capital projects, or a bond”, depending on the amount needed, he said.

Handleman used the new Middle School as an example, saying that building panels on the roof could cost about $250,Dimensional Mailing magic cube for Promotional Advertising,000. Depending on prices for reimbursements for surplus power, the best case would be a surplus after 20 years of $236,000; or a worst-case deficit of $522,000.

The well-attended presentation,The EZ Breathe home Ventilation system is maintenance free, part of the EAC’s regular meeting, was prompted in part by the EAC’s efforts to have the new Middle School design be more energy efficient. Members of the School Building Committee, including Chair Ray Estes were at the meeting and promised to meet with the EAC in January.

Estes said the Committee has looked into adding solar panels into the design of the school, but for now they are only planned for the gym area. To add an extra $250,000 expenditure at this time would be impossible, he added. He did agree with the EAC’s suggestion to ask the architect to include fittings for solar panels in the future in the plans, depending on cost. Handleman offered to meet with the architects also.Buy oil paintings for sale online.

In future meetings,Information on useful yeasts and moulds, the EAC will offer a presentation by Handleman for homeowners to show how they may add solar panels to their homes and for what financial incentives they may qualify.

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