Check Out Our Solar Power Project!

   SOLAR POWER PROJECT -  In the City’s continuing effort to “Go Green”, the Springboro Park Board has spearheaded a new solar power project at Community Park-Shelter B, that not only helps the environment, but should also lower utility costs as well as generate some revenue for the City.

One interesting component of the system is the monitoring.  Anyone in the community who would like to see just how much power the system is generating on a daily basis, can click on the picture of the sun below.  The system will also show how the solar power is having a positive effect on the enviromnment by detailing the carbon off-set, how many lightbulbs can be powered and much much more!

 

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Icon Solar Power of Cincinnati installed the first phase of the project at Community Park.  The system, consisting of eight (8), 3’x 5’ solar panels, is part of a larger solar project, encompassing 129 solar panels, that will be constructed at five (5) facilities within the Springboro Parks system.  (Other facilities include the concession stands at North Park and Clearcreek Park as well as the other restroom/shelter at Community Park and the Lions Club shelter at North Park.)

 

The solar power system, when fully constructed by 2011, is anticipated to reduce electric costs within the parks by almost 80%.  In addition, because the solar system is actually generating power in the form of Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs), the City is able to sell the power generated to the traditional electric utility, thus generating revenue for the City.  In total, the solar system which has a warranty of 25 years, has a return-on-investment of only 5.2 years!