LIBRARIES IN AUGUSTA AND LINCOLN
ARE GOING SOLAR..
THE LEWIS AND CLARK LIBRARY IS
WRAPPING UP THE LAST OF THE
SOLAR PANEL PROJECTS AT THE
BRANCH LOCATIONS THIS
WEEK.
(TAKE VO)
THESE INSTALLATIONS FOLLOW A 50
KILO WATT SOLAR
PANEL SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED THIS
APRIL AT THEIR MAIN
LOCATION IN HELENA.
THE PANELS WERE INSTALLED BY
SOLAR MONTANA AND WILL HELP
REDUCE THE ENERGY BILLS FOR THE
TWO LIBRARIES.
IN AUGUSTA THE PANELS WILL HELP
SAVE THE BRANCH SAVE AROUND 60%
OF THEIR MONTHLY ENERGY BILLS
AND LINCOLN WILL SEE OVER 80%
SAVINGS
ON THEIR BILLS.
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TAKE SOT: XX:14 OC:..REALLY
GOOD SAVINGS. WE'RE REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOME
ENERGY SAVINGS ESPECIALLY AT
LINCOLN AND AUGUSTA BECAUSE
THEY'RE SMALL
PROJECTS BUT THEY'RE SMALL
LIBRARIES SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO
SEE SOME REALLY GOOD SAVINGS.
(CONT VO)
FINN ADDED THAT THEY'RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO USING THE SOLAR
PANELS AS AN EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCE FOR THE PATRONS.
THE MONEY THAT IS BEING SAVED
WILL BE PUT TOWARDS EXPANDING
THE
LOCAL BOOK COLLECTIONS AND
SUPPORTING PROJECTS AT THE
LIBRARIES.
