Solar panels helping cut Griswold electric bills

Solar panels helping cut Griswold electric bills Solar panels put on town buildings in late summer and early fall have already begun saving the town money, according to data provided to The Bulletin. Billing information was not there and then available for the Griswold nurses' building, the Jewett City Department of Public Utilities sewer treatment plant along with the town schools. Ken Sullivan, the director of Jewett City's Department of Public Utilities, which handles the Townall and Senior Center among other municipal buildings, said the figures were likely a bit misleading, but still impressive. "Some of that's due to weather," he said of the senior center's bill. But, he said, the savings percentages may be seen again this summer, because the days are longer and the sunshine stronger. 2012: $1,334. 3 percent). Griswold Senior Center December 2010: $423. 2011: $372. January 2011: $599. 2012: $364. February 2011: $400. "Clearly conservation is the way to go these days," Sullivan said. February 2011: $1,366. 2011: $366. January 2011: $644. 2012: $398. February 2011: $565. 2012: $408. Griswold Transfer Station December 2010: $74. 2012: $331. The panels were put in place at no direct cost to the town by DCS Energy, of South Glastonbury, under a program in which state and federal grants paid for the panels and installation. First Selectman Philip Anthony said the panels "leave a long-term legacy of environmental correctness and long-term financial savings for taxpayers. No further solar panel projects are in the works now, Anthony said. Griswold municipal building electric bills for December, January and February the past two years: Griswold Townall December 2010: $1,611. 2012: $53. At the senior center, the January bill was $365, down from $600 for January 2011. The panels on 10 buildings were activated in late November and early December, so savings started showing up in December bills. Combinations of light use, an unseasonably warm winter and productive panels have made the Griswold Volunteer Firehouse on Voluntown Road and the senior center on Soule Street several of the biggest sources of electric savings. The Griswold Volunteer Fire Department's bill dropped to $399 in January 2012 from $644 in January 2011. 2012: $1,416. Solar panels helping cut Griswold electric bills Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 01/03/2012