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Solar Panels Installed at Fire District #2 in Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, N.Y. -- Rotterdam residents are hoping for some more sunny days now that District Two's Fire Station on Curry Road is going solar.
The station had that last of 160 panels installed Thursday on its roof.
One of the district's commissioners says the roof had to be replaced anyway, so they figured they would save the tax payers some money by moving the station to solar energy. The panels will produce about 60 percent of the building's energy.
Over the next 20 years the panels are expected to save more than $47,000.
"It could increase, looking at $47,000 now, a couple thousand dollars a year in savings. Knowing that as they go along in the process it will go higher," said Rotterdam Fire District 2 Commissioner Frank Zadlo.
"This system is going to produce a lot more during the summer and a lot less during the winter, so as they go along in the summer they'll be crediting their account to help them through the shorter winter days," said Chris Delucia, operations manager for Monolith Solar.
Monolith Solar says the fire department entered into a power purchase agreement which means no money down for the installation of the panels.
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