Save The Franklin County Cooperative Extension Service will be installing a solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery back-up system to supply nearly 100% of the office’s net annual electricity needs. The 45 kilowatt (AC) project will use 164 solar PV panels and four Tesla Powerwall batteries and is expected to save the extension office more than $10,000 annually in electricity costs. The agency expects to receive a $66,000 “Direct Pay” rebate from the Federal government for the $165,000 project, enabling the project to break even in less than 10 years. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDA2?m“(6’C6 6I4:E65 E@ @776C 2 56>@?DEC2E:@? @7 E96D6 :>A@CE2?E C6?6H23=6 6?6C8J E649?@=@8:6D 7@C @FC 4@>>F?:EJ[” D2:5 tIE6?D:@? p86?E z66?2? q:D9@A[ “H9:=6 2=D@ 36:?8 8@@5 DE6H2C5D @7 E2IA2J6C C6D@FC46D] (:E9 2 ad J62C H2CC2?EJ @? E96 D@=2C 6BF:A>6?E[ E96 =@?8\E6C> 7:?2?4:2= D2G:?8D E9:D AC@;64E H:== AC@G:56 >2<6D :E 2 8@@5 :?G6DE>6?E 7@C E96 286?4J 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ]”k^DA2?mk^Am This is an example of a residential solar PV installation by Daily Green Power, the contractor selected to install the new solar plus battery system for the Franklin County Extension Office. (Photo submitted) kAmkDA2?m%96 6IE6?D:@? @77:46 D6=64E65 s2:=J vC66? !@H6C @7 t=:K236E9E@H? E@ :?DE2== E96 D@=2C 2?5 32EE6CJ DJDE6>[ 7@==@H:?8 2 4@>A6E:E:G6 3:55:?8 AC@46DD :? H9:49 >F=E:A=6 AC@A@D2=D H6C6 C6G:6H65] s2:=J vC66? !@H6C :D @?6 @7 EH@ 4@?EC24E@CD D6=64E65 3J $@=2C:K6 uC2?<7@CE[ 2 4@>>F?:EJ 8C@FA\AFC492D:?8 AC@8C2> E92E E96 tIE6?D:@? ~77:46 :D DFAA@CE:?8 2D 2 4@>>F?:EJ A2CE?6C]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?m%96 `ec\A2?6= D@=2C 2CC2J :D 6IA64E65 E@ DFAA=J hgT @7 E96 6IE6?D:@? @77:46’D ?6E 2??F2= 6=64EC:4:EJ ?665D[ FD:?8 2 ?6E >6E6C:?8 28C66>6?E H:E9 z6?EF4 H:== DFAA=J 4C:E:42= =@25D 5FC:?8 8C:5 @FE286D[ 6?23=:?8 E96 tIE6?D:@? @77:46 E@ 4@?E:?F6 @A6C2E:@?D 2?5 @776C 4@>>F?:EJ D6CG:46D 5FC:?8 A@E6?E:2= 4@>>F?:EJ 6>6C86?4:6D]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?m“q6:?8 23=6 E@ >2:?E2:? 32D:4 7F?4E:@?D 5FC:?8 2? 6IE6?565 A@H6C @FE286 4@F=5 >2<6 E9:D 2 G:E2= C6D@FC46 7@C @FC 4@>>F?:EJ[” D2:5 3@2C5 >6>36C #636442 "F2C=6D] “(6’== 36 23=6 E@ <66A E96 =:89ED @?[ >2:?E2:? 4@>>F?:42E:@?D[ <66A C67C:86C2E@CD 2?5 7C66K6CD @A6C2E:?8[ 2?5 36 2 A=246 E96 4@>>F?:EJ 42? 4@>6 :7 2? 6>6C86?4J D96=E6C :D ?66565]”k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?m%96 6IE6?D:@? @77:46 6IA64ED 4@?DECF4E:@? E@ 368:? 367@C6 E96 6?5 @7 yF=J 2?5 E@ 36 4@>A=6E65 3J >:5\pF8FDE] %@ =62C? >@C6 23@FE $@=2C:K6 uC2?<7@CE[ G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]^FC=nBl9EEAi^^HHH]AjD@FC46l8>2:=U2>AjFDEl`fa``f_`e`ahe___U2>AjFD8lp~G'2H`C&hfA>2fE