Waupun Utilities goes green

Sunday, September 23, 2007

From a story in the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen:

WAUPUN — Two new photovoltaic solar panels are up and operational at the Waupun Utilities headquarters, providing 9,000 kilowatt hours of emission-free electricity each year, or enough to power three energy-conscious homes.

"The new solar panels demonstrates our commitment to the use of clean, renewable energy," said Zachary Bloom, general manager. "It is our objective to be a model for cost-effective conservation initiatives and the efficient use of energy."

The solar panels, which recently became operational, are equipped with sunlight-tracking technology so they can move and tilt with the sun's path across the sky, increasing the system's efficiency by as much as 30 percent.

"They will be in operation in the winter also," said Bloom.

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