Solar Energy Means More Than Lower Energy Costs. It Also Means a More Resilient Water System

A solar array at a Connecticut water treatment plant provides substantial electricity cost reduction and bolsters water system resiliency.

Solar Energy Means More Than Lower Energy Costs. It Also Means a More Resilient Water System

This solar array provides 85 percent of the power for the Bacon Water Treatment Plant in Middletown, Connecticut.

Solar panels at a drinking water plant can do more than reduce the electricity bill. It’s also about adding resiliency to water production, says Michael Harris, P.E., energy coordinator for Middletown, Connecticut.

The city recently installed a solar array at one of its two...

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