“The investment is substantial,” said Barry Madden, the company’s general manager. “The investment in the environment is also important.”
Despite the roughly $400,000 cost of the system installed late last year by Hopkinton-based Solect, the long-term payoff is worth it, Madden said.
He said the company's monthly electric bill, which had been around $4,000, fell to about $200 last month. And, the company took advantage of a federal tax credit.
“We will produce over 90 percent of our (electricity) consumption during peak production months,” Madden said. “It so far has proved to be a very, very good investment."Continue reading the article here
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150613/NEWS/150617856/1994/NEWS
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| Franklin Solar Challenge |
The Franklin Solar Challenge is holding open houses to let you come to a home, view the solar installation and talk with the homeowner and solar experts about the installation.
The schedule of open houses can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/05/the-franklin-solar-challenge-can-help.html
Solar Flair has opened an office here in Franklin to help serve the community needs for the solar challenge
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/01/franklin-solar-challenge-reached-tier-4.html
Additional info on the solar challenge can be found on the Franklin website
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Planning/solar
or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FranklinSolarChallenge
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