Like the Ridgewood Fire Department , the Village as well as the Ridgewood School District are adapting solar energy by a mix of grants, state subsidies and vendor credits
Village of Ridgewood and its schools put energy into solar panel plans
THURSDAY AUGUST 9, 2012, 4:34 PM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Plans to make village facilities and schools more environmentally friendly – and save money – are moving forward.
Solar panels are currently being placed on Village Hall, and the village’s sustainability vendor has started construction at the Water Pollution Control Facility, according to Village Engineer Chris Rutishauser. This construction is part of a project to lay down solar panels at the facility and also create a combined heat and power plant to convert bio-gas into energy. Foundations are being excavated and the plant is under construction, Rutishauser said.
As part of a project involving four of the village’s facilities, solar panels have already been installed at the main firehouse on 201 E. Glen Ave. Panels are being installed at Ridgewood’s Emergency Medical Services’ building on 33 Douglas Place.
A second project is also under way, with solar panels being installed on the roofs of Somerville School and Ridgewood High School (RHS), according to Superintendent Daniel Fishbein.
This will become a cash sinkhole for the village and school district. When will we ever learn?