State Energy Project

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Created on Monday, 08 September 2014 16:52

Written by Kendra Carter

ST. JOHNSBURY- The state Building renewable Energy Project kicked off last week behind the Northeast Regional Corrections Facility, in St. Johnsbury.

The facility is one of over ten facilities that will be installing solar panels to lessen their carbon footprint and save money. This facility alone will cut power costs by ten percent, and in total the state is looking to save millions of dollars.    

Andrew Savage of All Earth, the company building the solar trackers for the project, broke down the savings.  

"We're producing, through the entire state, 70 million kilowatt hours of Vermont Solar every year, for state buildings. In terms of saving, the state will be saving,  through the work of BGS, over 2.5 million dollars over the term of the contract, over twenty years. With no state money invested."

The project is also creating jobs all over the state. NSA industries in St. Johnsbury, ESI Engineering in Burlington, and many more companies are working with the state on this project. 

The Governor was on hand to assure community members how important the project is going to be.

"This is going to help Vermont walk the walk, by moving our state buildings to clean solar power, while we create jobs right here in the state."  

An end date for the project has yet to be announced , but many trackers have already been built.