HOME > NEWS & PRESS > NEWS ITEM Colorado Schools To Receive Small Wind TurbinesShare Alternative Energy Retailer Six schools in rural Colorado will receive small wind turbines as part of the Wind for Schools program. INDenverTimes.com reports that the schools are located in Burlington, Flagler, Kit Carson, Stratton, Walsh and Wellington. Each school will receive a Southwest Windpower Skystream 1.8 kW turbine, which generates about 300 kWh per month, and the turbines are expected to be installed later this summer. “It’s a great fit for our area in that wind is something we deal with all of our lives around here; it’s great to see it finally put to some productive use,” says Kyle Hebberd, superintendent of Walsh School District RE-1. “It’ll increase the awareness around here about wind power. We see it as a stepping stone to a larger project that might make some difference financially for the school.” SOURCE: INDenverTimes |
