> Mark Snyder posted: > In addition, as someone mentioned, The Green Institute in Phillips > neighborhood is installing a 34.5 kW PV system at their headquarters, the > Phillips Eco-Enterprise Center. I'm not sure how much of an impact this > makes on their overall energy consumption, but I doubt they'd be doing it > unless they thought it would actually work.
Thanks, Mark, for bringing up what's happening at The Green Institute in south Minneapolis. While at the Green Institute a few days ago, I spoke with Shawn Young who is overseeing the installation of these solar panels. He told me that during the sunnier summer months this array of solar panels will provide approximately 60% of the building's power needs. During the less sunny winter months, approx. Nov.-March, it will provide approximately 40% of the building's power needs. To his knowledge, the Green Institute's solar panel array will be the largest in the Midwest. In addition, the GI, in conjunction with Hennepin County, has created the Phillips Community Energy Cooperative. Here's a link to their website that has all the info.: http://www.greeninstitute.org/pcec/index.htm Bill Anderson, a Minneapolis city staffer, works on Minneapolis' "Green" initiatives. He could speak most knowledgeably about what the city is doing in terms of "Greening" our fair city. In conjunction with his office, Minneapolis has taken the lead on a number of "Green" initiatives. Jenny Heiser East Phillips REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
