wiredInUSA October 2017

Solar initiative to cut costs for town M A K I N G T H E NEWS

EDF Renewable Energy company groSolar, and the town of Ontario, New York, have completed a solar project located on land shared with the town’s wastewater treatment facility. “The project is an excellent example of howmunicipalities, state agencies and private companies are collaborating to bring new sources of distributed power generation to communities across the country,” said Timothy Heinle, groSolar’s vice president. The project will generate approximately 3,500,000kWh of energy in its first full year of operation, and will provide power to the town at a fixed price for the next 25 years.

supervisor, John Smith, and through funding from Governor Cuomo’s NY- Sun initiative to build a self-sustaining solar industry in New York. NY-Sun is administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). “Under Governor Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) strategy, solar power is integral to driving the state’s clean energy economy, while reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions,” said Alicia Barton, president and CEO, NYSERDA. “The Town of Ontario solar project serves as amodel for other communities across the state that want to reduce energy costs and create a clean, sustainable future.”

The project was made possible by the leadership of Ontario’s town

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