Open AccessFederal Grant Fully Funds Small Turbine Installation at Maine Senior Housing Complex
Publication year - 2008
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/922554
Subject(s) - environmental science , turbine , engineering , operations management , business , mechanical engineering
In March 2007, local agencies in Maine launched an effort to reduce energy costs for residents of a subsidized elderly housing complex in Winter Harbor, resulting in a federal Residential Energy Assistance Challenge (REACH) grant that entirely funded the installation of a 10-kW Bergey Excel turbine. This fact sheet describes the project, including difficulties encountered during the permitting process and a summary of the costs covered by the REACH grant