Four units of a seniors’ housing project in Naramata, B.C. have recently gone solar, thanks to a $40,000 endowment.
The Naramata Seniors Housing Society operates the Centennial House, a four-plex building completed in 2007.Earlier this year, the society applied for a grant through Canada-based SkyFire Energy Systems to have a new solar system. They were awarded the endowment and officially flipped the switches on Saturday.“So during the summer months, when the sun in the Okanagan is plentiful, it will generate power and get credits from FortisBC, said Vince Boutilier with the Naramata Seniors Housing Society.“In the off season, when the sun is not so prevalent, we’ll use those credits to offset the power demands of the centre for the full year basically.”
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