Col. Doug Fick is the Vermont Air National Guard’s commander. On this, he says, “Right here what we are looking at right now is one of our prime proposed sites if we go the photovoltaic route.”

They are actually looking at putting in 5000 units of solar panels on that available piece of land. That sure will bring in a lot of power to help with their facilities. At present, engineers have been studying the whole project so as to see what would be the best way to actually use the land for solar use.

That’s really a good project if you ask me. And people will know more about solar power and what it can do. Hope this project pushes through.

Source: Vermont’s Own

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From Snowy Field To Solar Farm

SolarFest has been going for a few years now and has established itself as ‘New England’s Most Entertaining Energy and Music Festival‘. They offer a great mix with workshops on sustainable living, a children’s activity tent, an assortment of craft, food, energy and sustainable living vendors, and of course, lots of great tunes. A couple of this year’s musical guests will include Dar Williams and Ember Smith and this weekend’s keynote speaker will be the author James Howard Kunstler.

A pass for the full weekend is just $20. Vehicle camping is another $20, but walk-in tent camping is free and kids under 12 are free as well. For more info and directions, check out the SolarFest web site at www.solarfest.org.

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SolarFest 2006 This Weekend in Vermont