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Henderson County adds solar hot-water system for detention-center usage

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Hendersonville Times-News reports:
...On the side of the building by the new Law Enforcement Center, Henderson County has added an array of solar thermal collector panels to the roof — 32 to be exact.

Henderson County entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement with SolTherm Energy in July of this year ...

The agreement is for SolTherm to build and operate a solar 567,000 kBTU thermal system on the roof of the courthouse to supply the Detention Center with hot water. Henderson County then purchases water from SolTherm at a rate of 45 percent of the cost of natural gas. ...Read the full article

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