Brick Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis, surrounded by students from and cut the ribbon on Brick's newest foray into the clean energy world Wednesday morning.
The mayor and the students, joined by school and township officials, gathered around an 80-foot tall wind turbine built at the Drum Point Sports Complex, off Drum Point Road. The turbine will generate 10 kilowatts of energy from its 22-foot blades, which spub silently in a brisk wind during the ceremony.
"The thing that really sold us on this was the fact that there were two schools right here," Acropolis said. "The education component is worth well in excess of the power generation that will come from this."
Acropolis said the system will reduce utility costs at the sports complex, which is the most heavily used of its kind in Brick. The project cost $177,560, which was covered by federal grants.
The turbine is the latest of Brick's green energy projects. In 2010, the township installed a 125 kilowatt system on the roof of the , which has reduced energy costs by about $30,000 per year there and generates $125,000 annually through the sale of renewable energy credits.
Both the Drum Point system and the municipal complex system were funded through the federal government's Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant program.
The dam replacement with some sort of shute with a couple of these cost save a lot of $$
Hey Dan - Please post this article on the TR Patch as well.
His mayor job may include off hour commitments, but his job at the TRMUA is a mon-fri, 9-5. How come hes not there?? Being that my tax dollars pay his salary, I have every right to wonder if he is doing it correctly. Are you one of the MANY people he gave a job to in the past few years?? Why are you so staunchly for him?
Hes not there because he had a prior commitment at a ribbon cutting ceremony. Pretty obvious I think. If youre not allowed to take days off, it may be time to find a new job. How would you know what "doing it right" entails? No, Ive never met him. Im not for or against him, Im against people stirring the pot for no reason other than talking trash. Especially if its flat out baseless whining and mudslinging.