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Town activated system in June
Solar panels installed on the roof of the Philipstown Highway Department garage eliminated electric charges for three buildings in two months, according to Town Board Member Bob Flaherty, who is in the solar business.
With the panels generating more energy than needed to power the Fishkill Avenue facility, credits reduced the typical monthly bill of $1,300 to $1,800 to zero, he said during a Town Board meeting on Aug. 6. The remaining credits were applied to Town Hall and the Building Department, reducing their most recent bills to zero.
Monthly electricity bills are usually $800 for Town Hall and $400 for the Building Department, said Flaherty.
Funded by grants, the 96-kilowatt system went online in early June. Solar systems accumulate credits during the summer that are used to reduce winter charges.
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