Wayne National Forest Solar Energy System
CO2 avoided:
54,180.36 kg
Reimbursement:
USD 6,602.26
Wayne National Forest
Thanks to funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA),
the Wayne National Forest reached a new milestone with its three year
old solar energy program. On August 3, 2009, construction crews finished
installing 252 new solar panels on the roof of the Forest's headquarters
building near Nelsonville, Ohio - a direct result of federal stimulus money.
The expanded system with a total of 302 solar panels is expected to
generate about 30 to 34 percent of the building's electricity during peak
production months. An estimated 15 to 20 percent of the facilities energy
needs will be provided by the sun annually.
(To view digital images on our Forest photostream,
visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/waynenf/sets/).
For more information or to schedule a tour of the headquarters building,
contact Gary C. Chancey, Public Affairs Officer, at (740) 753-0862
or gchancey@fs.fed.us.