Building on the company's commitment to utilize alternative energy resources, Verizon ( News - Alert) has announced it is nearing the completion of the installation of 140 solar panels for alternative energy production at its Carrollwood central office building in the northwest Hillsborough County of Tampa, Florida.
With the solar project, Verizon is able to meet its green energy commitment while assisting the state of Florida in reducing greenhouse gases. According to a news release, the project is expected to generate an average of 19 kilowatts to 21 kilowatts of daily energy production. This will help to reduce the building's normal power consumption by 5.5 hours per day.
Florida State Governor, Charlie Crist is noted for encouraging the use of alternative forms of renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gases. Also, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) is reportedly working on "net metering" rules that will provide incentives to promote clean, alternative energy sources throughout Florida.
With the new rules, independent producers of solar and other alternative energy sources are able to offset energy consumption with annual electric bill credits and deliver excess customer-owned renewable energy to the electric utility.
Verizon's bid for energy reduction also includes the use of alternative energy sources in their network, buildings and vehicles including the development of hybrid vans and service vehicles , the powering down or removing of obsolete equipment from their 411 buildings nationally; the use of micro turbings instead of diesel engines at two sites in California and the installation of seven fuel cells for primary power at a switching and training facility in New York.
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