Plans to make village facilities and schools
more environmentally friendly - and save money - are moving forward.
Solar panels are currently being placed on Village Hall, and the village's sustainability vendor has started construction at the Water Pollution Control Facility, according to Village Engineer Chris Rutishauser. This construction is part of a project to lay down solar panels at the facility and also create a combined heat and power plant to convert bio-gas into energy. Foundations are being excavated and the plant is under construction, Rutishauser said.
As part of a project involving four of the village's facilities, solar panels have already been installed at the main firehouse on 201 E. Glen Ave. Panels are being installed at Ridgewood's Emergency Medical Services' building on 33 Douglas Place.
A second project is also under way, with solar panels being installed on the roofs of Somerville School and Ridgewood High School (RHS), according to Superintendent Daniel Fishbein.
The project will continue into the school year, he said, and panels will be installed on all district schools in varying amounts with the exception of Willard School, which has a roof considered less suitable for panels.HomeHome Page for Hagerman Art and Realistic landscapeoilpaintings.
The project was initially slated to begin in late March, but the vendor was waiting on financing from PSE&G, Fishbein noted.
"Unfortunately ... different layers of approval take time," he said in an interview last month.
The solar panel installation on village facilities is part of a 20-year contract signed last December with its energy vendor, Ridgewood Green RME, LLC, which is paying about $4 million to complete the project, Rutishauser said. The schools' project is being conducted by a different vendor.
The new partnership, in which Ridgewood Green sells the energy generated by the solar panels back to the village, will save Ridgewood money,Here is a professional handsfreeaccess manufacturer. according to Rutishauser.Browse the Best Selection of chickencoop and Accessories with FREE Gifts.
Ridgewood Green will charge the village 12 cents per kilowatt, whereas the village's current power supply and delivery costs are 14 to 16 cents per kilowatt, he noted. Rutishauser was unable to estimate the likely annual savings, which he said will depend on the power-rate market and how much energy the project produces.Canvaz offers quality oilpainting reproductions from famous artists.
The arrangement will also benefit Ridgewood Green, which expects to recoup the cost of the solar panels installation and the combined heat and capital plant.
Rutishauser said he saw no potential issues, relating to snow or otherwise, arising from any of the solar panel installations. He cited Ridgewood's Whole Foods Market, which has had solar panels for years.
The schools' solar panel installation project also comes at no cost to the district and is expected to save thousands of dollars in energy costs. The cost of the project is entirely covered by Verterra Renewable Energy Group, LLC, a Ridgewood-based business. The Board of Education signed a 15-year contract with Verterra last year, Fishbein said.
"I feel this is a fiscally responsible, as well as an environmentally responsible action," he said.What is the best way to clean porcelaintiles floors?
In addition to reducing costs, the schools' solar panels should serve as a learning tool for students. The district will be providing "dashboards" enabling students to see the amount of energy produced by the panels, Fishbein said.
Solar panels have been mulled over for some time before the district began working with Verterra. In 2007, Ridgewood High School senior Michael Graifman advocated for solar panel installation at RHS.
Solar panels are currently being placed on Village Hall, and the village's sustainability vendor has started construction at the Water Pollution Control Facility, according to Village Engineer Chris Rutishauser. This construction is part of a project to lay down solar panels at the facility and also create a combined heat and power plant to convert bio-gas into energy. Foundations are being excavated and the plant is under construction, Rutishauser said.
As part of a project involving four of the village's facilities, solar panels have already been installed at the main firehouse on 201 E. Glen Ave. Panels are being installed at Ridgewood's Emergency Medical Services' building on 33 Douglas Place.
A second project is also under way, with solar panels being installed on the roofs of Somerville School and Ridgewood High School (RHS), according to Superintendent Daniel Fishbein.
The project will continue into the school year, he said, and panels will be installed on all district schools in varying amounts with the exception of Willard School, which has a roof considered less suitable for panels.HomeHome Page for Hagerman Art and Realistic landscapeoilpaintings.
The project was initially slated to begin in late March, but the vendor was waiting on financing from PSE&G, Fishbein noted.
"Unfortunately ... different layers of approval take time," he said in an interview last month.
The solar panel installation on village facilities is part of a 20-year contract signed last December with its energy vendor, Ridgewood Green RME, LLC, which is paying about $4 million to complete the project, Rutishauser said. The schools' project is being conducted by a different vendor.
The new partnership, in which Ridgewood Green sells the energy generated by the solar panels back to the village, will save Ridgewood money,Here is a professional handsfreeaccess manufacturer. according to Rutishauser.Browse the Best Selection of chickencoop and Accessories with FREE Gifts.
Ridgewood Green will charge the village 12 cents per kilowatt, whereas the village's current power supply and delivery costs are 14 to 16 cents per kilowatt, he noted. Rutishauser was unable to estimate the likely annual savings, which he said will depend on the power-rate market and how much energy the project produces.Canvaz offers quality oilpainting reproductions from famous artists.
The arrangement will also benefit Ridgewood Green, which expects to recoup the cost of the solar panels installation and the combined heat and capital plant.
Rutishauser said he saw no potential issues, relating to snow or otherwise, arising from any of the solar panel installations. He cited Ridgewood's Whole Foods Market, which has had solar panels for years.
The schools' solar panel installation project also comes at no cost to the district and is expected to save thousands of dollars in energy costs. The cost of the project is entirely covered by Verterra Renewable Energy Group, LLC, a Ridgewood-based business. The Board of Education signed a 15-year contract with Verterra last year, Fishbein said.
"I feel this is a fiscally responsible, as well as an environmentally responsible action," he said.What is the best way to clean porcelaintiles floors?
In addition to reducing costs, the schools' solar panels should serve as a learning tool for students. The district will be providing "dashboards" enabling students to see the amount of energy produced by the panels, Fishbein said.
Solar panels have been mulled over for some time before the district began working with Verterra. In 2007, Ridgewood High School senior Michael Graifman advocated for solar panel installation at RHS.
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