Energy Projects Have a Huge Impact in Small Nevada Towns

The Nevada State Office of Energy (NSOE) has offered small towns and cities help through their Energy Efficiency and Community Block Grant (EECBG) Program. The Clean Energy Center (CEC) is proud to have recently provided clean energy solutions to the towns of Ely and Carlin thanks to the EECBG program.

Ely

The firehouse in Ely is receiving most of the benefits from their allocation. A 41-kilowatt solar thermal system and a 24-kilowatt PV solar array will soon be complete. The solar thermal system is expected to provide a 99.8 percent offset of their hot water heating costs and roughly half of their overall propane usage at the firehouse. The solar PV will save the city approximately 62 percent of the firehouse’s electricity costs.

Carlin

Carlin added a 25.5-kilowatt solar PV system to their senior center; new lighting in their Public Works shop, police station and city hall; and solar panels to power their sewer lift and pump stations.

Learn more about the EECBG Program and the NSOE at www.energy.nv.gov and more about CEC’s solutions here.

Related material: NSOE Press Release “Energy Projects Have a Huge Impact in Small Nevada Town“