AEP Onsite Energy Partners built the 20-acre solar field that began commercial operations in Clyde on June 1, but the city is still saving money, reports the Sandusky Register. The 11,800 solar-celled panels “track the sun, one of the few solar fields in Ohio that does, providing optimal solar exposure,” City Manager Paul Fiser said. The 3.6 megawatts (MW) of electricity generated “result in a saving to the city of $200,000 in reduced transmission fees from other energy supplies,” according to the article. Additionally, the city will net $600,000 from AEP over the 20-year lease for use of the land. Fiser “loves saving money” and the partnership with AEP, as well as the “positive environmental impact,” saying, “[c]utting independence on fossil fuels — what is not good about green energy?” For more, read the full article.
Clyde’s 3.6MW solar field saving the city $200,000
