Articles About alternative energy

• New firm helps village go green

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 17, 2013

  

  Interested in solar power? Adding insulation to your home? A super high-efficiency furnace? Then one local company, which is expanding services this month under a new name, may be the place to go for homeowners wanting to go green.

• Solar panels generate discussion— Net metering rates debated

  By Megan BachmanOctober 4, 2012

  On bright, sunny days, the electric meter at Harvey and Ruth Paige’s Meadow Lane residence spins backwards, thanks to solar photovoltaic array mounted in their backyard.

• June 1 deadline for wind, bike project

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 24, 2012

  At Council’s May 7 meeting, Council members continued discussion on both issues, one a project aimed to make the village more attractive to cyclists, and the other adding more renewable energy to the Village energy portfolio.

• Council eyes wind power

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 26, 2012

  At their April 16 meeting, Village Council members heard a presentation from Eric Lloyd of AMP, the municipal electric cooperative, regarding the Blue Creek Wind Energy Project, a new wind farm in northwest Ohio.

• Solar farm is still on track

  By Megan BachmanDecember 29, 2011

  As long as the sun continues to shine on Yellow Springs, the Village could begin receiving power from a local solar photovoltaic project in 2012.

• Glen Helen’s geothermal plan

  By Aaron ZaremskyJanuary 6, 2011

  Construction is underway on the new geothermal heating project in the Glen Helen Building and the Trailside Museum.

• GCCC upgrades are good for the earth and pocketbook

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 23, 2010

  

  When local architect Ted Donnell began working with the Greene County Career Center five years ago, he brought with him an environmental ethic that culminated in a $6.1 million energy upgrade over the summer, replete with geothermal heating and cooling and an insulated roof.

• Vernay is potential solar site

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 9, 2010

  At their Sept. 7 meeting, Village Council members took their first official step toward adding solar power to the Village energy portfolio when they unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance for an AMP solar energy subscription package.

• Solar project elicits interest

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 26, 2010

  At the Aug. 16 Village Council meeting Village leaders expressed enthusiasm for a new American Municipal Power, or AMP, solar energy subscription package, and asked Village Manager Mark Cundiff to prepare an ordinance to enable the Village to sign on to the project.

• Schools get a “green” makeover

  By Megan BachmanAugust 16, 2010

  

  New for the 2010 school year is an energy-efficiency makeover at all three school buildings and an energy curriculum to match.