The Athens-Clarke County Library is bringing the county closer to a 100% renewable energy commitment with the addition of seven solar trackers.
As of May 20th, the panels have been turned on for use and will provide electricity for the library. It will support around 20% of the library’s energy consumption yearly, which is around the same amount of energy that 27 homes would use in a year.
This project is a part of the Athens-Clarke County Government’s commitment to supply 100% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2035. The funding came from SPLOST 2011 Project 23 - Energy Sustainability Program and SPLOST 2020 Project 11 - Renewable Energy.
Additionally, ACCGov has recently added a 30-kilowatt solar system to Memorial Park’s Recreation Hall. It will produce over 30,000 kilowatt hours of energy a year, equal to about 40% of the building’s energy needs.
ACCGov is also committed to meeting the community's electricity demand with 100% clean and renewable electricity by 2050.