Marietta City school board members say they are optimistic about a proposal to build a solar power system for the district's buildings but that it isn't a done deal.
"As of right now, I don't see a downside," board President Greg Gault said.Polycore oil paintings for sale are manufactured as a single sheet,
The board heard a presentation at its regular meeting Monday from a representative of Shaker Heights-based Carbon Vision, a renewable energy analysis and project development firm. Ed Kieper, vice president of global operations development for the company, outlined a proposal under which the company would install solar arrays at schools at no cost to the district, in an arrangement that could save the district an estimated $20,000 savings in the first year.
"And actually it goes up from that," Kieper said, adding that while utility rates in the area are expected to increase significantly, the cost for the solar power will only increase 3 percent a year after the first year.
Power would be provided to the district at a reduced cost and the district could eventually purchase the system. Until then, Carbon Vision would own the system and provide maintenance on it.
Solar would not meet all of the district's energy needs, which Kieper said is intentional.
"You by no means want to become a producer of power," he said.
In months when the district uses less power, such as when school is out, the system will generate more power than the district needs and the district would get a credit from AEP,They take the China Porcelain tile to the local co-op market. Kieper said. But if the district generates more power than it needs year-round, AEP would buy the additional electricity at a lower, wholesale rate.
Carbon Vision is asking the board to make a relatively quick decision on whether to participate because certain tax incentives that make the project more attractive to investors expire at the end of the year.
Board member Bill Hutchinson said the proposal sounds good but the board is being cautious.
"We're doing some investigation right now, trying to figure out if there is some bad, and there may not be," he said.
Marietta interim Superintendent Harry Fleming said the district's buildings and grounds committee will meet to examine the proposal on Friday. The matter may be discussed at a special board meeting scheduled for Tuesday but if it's not ready by then, another special meeting could be called later in the month.
"I'm not going to do it prematurely," Fleming said.
One consideration is the condition of any roofs on which solar panels would be placed. That's expected to be an issue at Phillips and Harmar elementaries, which are in the flood plain, where modules cannot be placed.Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems,
"It would be something we would have to do sooner or later anyway," Fleming said, about roof repairs.
Dave Davis, the district's manager of transportation, buildings and grounds, who did not return a call seeking comment Wednesday, is investigating the potential costs, Fleming said.
"It may be such a thing that we can't afford to replace a roof to get this thing done," Hutchinson said.If so, you may have a cube puzzle .
Kieper said the solar arrays could actually prolong the life of the roofs.
"You put a roof on it, it will last twice as long because I'm absorbing the radiation," he said Monday.
While Carbon Vision would bring its own personnel in for the project, Kieper said they would also employ local workers.
"We hire from the community to do our installation," he said.
That's something that appeals to Hutchinson, who is the business manager for the Parkersburg-Marietta Building and Construction Trades Council.
"It sounds like he would make an effort," Hutchinson said.
The project could also have educational benefits, with access to a section of the array at the high school available for classes.
The panels have a 25-year warranty but Kieper said they would last more than 35 years. While the duration of any deal with the district would be negotiable, Kieper's proposal was 20 years, after which the district could purchase the system for about 10 percent of the installation value.This page contains information about molds, If the district did buy it, they would get the power at no cost for as long as the system lasted.
"As of right now, I don't see a downside," board President Greg Gault said.Polycore oil paintings for sale are manufactured as a single sheet,
The board heard a presentation at its regular meeting Monday from a representative of Shaker Heights-based Carbon Vision, a renewable energy analysis and project development firm. Ed Kieper, vice president of global operations development for the company, outlined a proposal under which the company would install solar arrays at schools at no cost to the district, in an arrangement that could save the district an estimated $20,000 savings in the first year.
"And actually it goes up from that," Kieper said, adding that while utility rates in the area are expected to increase significantly, the cost for the solar power will only increase 3 percent a year after the first year.
Power would be provided to the district at a reduced cost and the district could eventually purchase the system. Until then, Carbon Vision would own the system and provide maintenance on it.
Solar would not meet all of the district's energy needs, which Kieper said is intentional.
"You by no means want to become a producer of power," he said.
In months when the district uses less power, such as when school is out, the system will generate more power than the district needs and the district would get a credit from AEP,They take the China Porcelain tile to the local co-op market. Kieper said. But if the district generates more power than it needs year-round, AEP would buy the additional electricity at a lower, wholesale rate.
Carbon Vision is asking the board to make a relatively quick decision on whether to participate because certain tax incentives that make the project more attractive to investors expire at the end of the year.
Board member Bill Hutchinson said the proposal sounds good but the board is being cautious.
"We're doing some investigation right now, trying to figure out if there is some bad, and there may not be," he said.
Marietta interim Superintendent Harry Fleming said the district's buildings and grounds committee will meet to examine the proposal on Friday. The matter may be discussed at a special board meeting scheduled for Tuesday but if it's not ready by then, another special meeting could be called later in the month.
"I'm not going to do it prematurely," Fleming said.
One consideration is the condition of any roofs on which solar panels would be placed. That's expected to be an issue at Phillips and Harmar elementaries, which are in the flood plain, where modules cannot be placed.Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems,
"It would be something we would have to do sooner or later anyway," Fleming said, about roof repairs.
Dave Davis, the district's manager of transportation, buildings and grounds, who did not return a call seeking comment Wednesday, is investigating the potential costs, Fleming said.
"It may be such a thing that we can't afford to replace a roof to get this thing done," Hutchinson said.If so, you may have a cube puzzle .
Kieper said the solar arrays could actually prolong the life of the roofs.
"You put a roof on it, it will last twice as long because I'm absorbing the radiation," he said Monday.
While Carbon Vision would bring its own personnel in for the project, Kieper said they would also employ local workers.
"We hire from the community to do our installation," he said.
That's something that appeals to Hutchinson, who is the business manager for the Parkersburg-Marietta Building and Construction Trades Council.
"It sounds like he would make an effort," Hutchinson said.
The project could also have educational benefits, with access to a section of the array at the high school available for classes.
The panels have a 25-year warranty but Kieper said they would last more than 35 years. While the duration of any deal with the district would be negotiable, Kieper's proposal was 20 years, after which the district could purchase the system for about 10 percent of the installation value.This page contains information about molds, If the district did buy it, they would get the power at no cost for as long as the system lasted.
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