by egsiii | Mar 27, 2017 | Wind
One of the biggest criticisms against wind turbines is that they aren’t usually nice to look at, but that may be about to change thanks to the French company NewWind. Their new device, Tree Vent, is an array of vertical wind turbines that look a lot like a tree....
by egsiii | Feb 11, 2017 | Solar
Buffalo News 02/10/2017 – Page B05 Grand Island revises land rules to accommodate solar farms By Nancy A. Fischer NEWS STAFF REPORTER After nearly a year of debate, Grand Island adopted a solar power law designed to open up undeveloped property for solar farms...
by egsiii | Jan 25, 2017 | Wind
As unconventional wind turbines go, the flapping machine introduced by Tunisian company Tyer Wind is on the far edge of quirky. Employing dual oscillating blades that mimic the figure-8 motion of the wings of a hovering hummingbird, the turbine’s relatively...
by egsiii | Jan 20, 2017 | News, Solar
SolarPark Energy [ Read Article ] wants to make a $7,500,000 investment in a solar park on an 18 acre site in Grand Island. The first solar farm will generate enough cheap electricity to power 800 homes! Enough power for half the town’s residents is expected....
by egsiii | Jan 18, 2017 | News, Solar
“I want to encourage solar energy on the island. If it was up to me we would have solar on every municipal building, in all the dormant business parks and we would be the leading solar community in Western New York. That’s what I want,” said Grand...
by egsiii | Jan 18, 2017 | News, Solar Exemption
Below are topics discussed by Solar Liberty at the 1-1-2017 Public Hearing on the Sun Tax. Solar Liberty has install five (5) solar systems on town owned properties. Now the town, if the solar exemption is removed, will make solar unaffordable for Evans residents. The...
by egsiii | Jan 18, 2017 | News, Solar Exemption
Evans Supervisor Mary Hosler, on her Facebook page claims that the solar tax isn’t a money grab. If P.I.L.O.T. (Payments In Lieu Of Taxes) were negotiated with property owners, it would be a fair way of dealing with the issue. However, Mary Hosler, as stated at...
by egsiii | Jan 18, 2017 | News, Solar Exemption
The Solar Tax will make the Town of Evans even less competitive in the real estate market. High Town Taxes are contributing to a significant number of foreclosures. The two Zillow maps show sales in red and foreclosures in blue. The supervisor has stated that she...
by Bill Henry | Jan 16, 2017 | Solar, Solar Exemption
Below is the proposed resolution written by FNABGL Chairmen Bill Henry given to the Town of Evans Town Board and will be read into the public record at the Public Hearing on 1-18-2017. [ Proposed Solar Resolution To The Evans Town Board (PDF) ] Resolution of Evans...
by Robert L. Palmer | Jan 15, 2017 | News, Solar
From The Ford Sustainability Report 2013 / 2014 [ Click Here ] Ford is actively involved in the installation, demonstration and development of alternative sources of energy. We also purchase renewable energy indirectly from utilities. Ford used 23,650 kWh of direct...
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