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Grand Valley Power Solar Farm Is Customer-Ready

by KREX News Room

Story Created: Aug 12, 2011 at 4:59 PM MDT

Story Updated: Aug 12, 2011 at 9:46 PM MDT

Grand Junction - It's official: Grand Valley Power customers now have a greener power option with the co-op's new Solar Farm on 29 Road. Members can lease a solar panel for a one-time cost of 950-dollars and earn credits against their power bills. Not limited to home owners, renters can join, too.

"This is open to any Grand Valley Power account," says Derek Elder with Grand Valley Power. "So it could be commercial, could be residential, and they can lease it panel by panel. If they want to come in, residential consumers can lease up to 24 panels. Commercial consumers can lease up to 80 panels."

"You're immuning yourself to any future utility increases and the systems are guaranteed for 25 years," says Steve Romo with Atlasta Solar. Atlasta is the solar vendor for the project.

The solar farm took two years to develop, culminating with a ribbon cutting attended by local officials and GV Power customers this morning.

GV Power officials say the 20-kilowatt farm can be expanded to 130 kilowatts. As customers lease panels, GV Power will use that money to add more panels.

To learn more or to sign up for the program, go to GVP's website.

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tater said on Friday, Aug 12 at 6:36 PM

Photovoltaic panels are the biggest scam ever. Through their lifecycle they are revenue negative...neutral at best. Don't get me wrong, solar is great for some things. This is by far the worst. I hope it somehow works well for GVP.

Anonymous said on Friday, Aug 12 at 5:26 PM

Nice! If GVP can do it - anyone can. Solar is a piece of our energy future - go solar. Looks good! Thanks Atlasta Solar.

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