1 Million for Solar Projects in N.W. Ohio

      State Representative Peter S. Ujvagi (D-Toledo) and Governor Ted Strickland announced today that 3 local organizations will receive a total of approximately $1-million from the State of Ohio in Clean Energy awards.

The local organizations who are receiving the Green Energy money from the State are

The Toledo Museum of Art

The Toledo Museum of Art has been awarded $282,264 for the installation of a 100 kilowatt commercial solar rooftop grid system. This will be the second system installed on the museum’s roof, giving the museum a total capacity of 201 kilowatts of solar-generated energy. The project will also utilize locally manufactured First Solar panels that will be installed by local installer Advanced Distributed Generation.

The Toledo Zoo

The Toledo Zoo has been awarded $306,837 for the installation of a 103 kilowatt pole mounted solar photovoltaic system. The system will utilize 1422 modules manufactured by Ohio based First Solar. This system which will be located in the zoo’s main parking lot will extend 1,500 feet demonstrating the zoo’s commitment to green, sustainable energy. It will also generate 126,000 kilowatt-hours of green electricity annually and reduce the zoo’s carbon footprint by 172,620 pounds of carbon dioxide.

Toledo Electric Joint Apprentice and Training Committee

The Toledo Electric Joint Apprentice and Training Committee has been awarded $420,000 to install a single 100 kilowatt Northern Power Systems wind turbine. The wind turbine will be used as a hands-on training tool for the maintenance of wind turbines for over 1,000 journeymen and apprentices.