Cayler credits the new solar energy system at the Willits WaterTreatment Plant to an innovative business model that shifts thecost of renewable energy projects to a third-party developer.Perpetual EnergySystems, a Harrison, NY-based developer of photovoltaicsolar energy systems, arranged the financing of a system at no costto the city. Stellar Energy Solutions, a commercial solarintegrator in California, developed and installed it.
Mayor Holly Madrigal called the project an economic andenvironmental success. "Even as a community of 5,000 residents, wefeel it is important to do the most we can to reduce or eliminateour impact on the environment," she said. The project has thecapacity to generate about 530,000 kilowatt-hours AC (kWh) peryear--100% of the water plant's power needs.
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