One of my favourite sessions was the tour of Nakusp’s new micro-hydro facility. At $150,000 for installation and generating more than $100 of power a day, it was a good investment for the village, and a smart use of water already running downhill. Slocan is slated to begin their own micro-hydro project, and Rossland has been paying close attention to
the in-pipe hydro system Portland is installing in its water pipes.
During the election I said that I need to come from a city that takes sustainability seriously. I find the idea of producing electricity from the water that runs beneath our streets compelling.
I can only hope the council will now discover the business case for the Nelson community solar garden is a fantasy of waste. $400,000 for possibly power for 3 average homes for 20 years.
Nakusp microhydro $150,000 for 30-40 homes for a century.
If I was Alex Love manager of Nelson hydro, I would be embarassed to bring forward his solar garden project to the city council now.
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