The project that will result in a solar energy facility on York’s landfill property remains underway. Craig Vincent from the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) recently met with city officials and the council to provide an update on the progress. “It’s been a while since we’ve talked about the project. We are still moving forward,” Vincent said, noting NPPD representatives have been having meetings with city administration.

As explained by Vincent, a developer will establish the solar field and NPPD will buy the power – and customers in York will be able to sign up, to have their electricity generated by solar energy. “Individuals will be able to utilize solar energy and at the same time avoid having to buy their own solar systems, or pay for maintenance and repair, etc.,” he said. “Anyone can participate in the project, they just have to sign up.

“Once the interest was known last summer, we identified two sites in York – the one at the landfill on 17 acres that currently is ag land, the other at the old abandoned landfill north of town,” Vincent recapp3ed. “There were disadvantages at that site, so we focused on the 17 acres at the landfill.”

The city council already gave their nod of approval to the project last year, via a letter of intent to move forward. This project will not cost the city any money. The solar panels will sit on a structure, he explained, “and track from east to west during the day and then at night they will re-sent themselves” to do it all over again.

To read the full story, visit https://www.yorknewstimes.com/news/local/solar-project-at-landfill-still-moving-forward/article_2d13ed0e-af8c-11ea-9675-cb3bb7a6f7db.html.
Author: Melanie Wilkinson, York News-Times
Photo: NPPD

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