Lexington Farms, an affordable housing project of rental homes [built in Illinois].
Source: www.stltoday.com
>”Rooftop solar panels and wind turbines mounted over garages power all 32 homes at Lexington Farms, a new Jerseyville subdivision designed to provide residents no-cost electricity. […]
“Over the course of a year the solar array and wind turbines provide all the energy needed to power heating and air-conditioning systems, along with other household electricity needs,” said Jeff Lewis, president of MidAmerica Solar. “While similar technology has been used in homes, it hasn’t been done on this scale in an entire subdivision.” […]
Each home can produce up to 7.2 kilowatts of energy from roof-mounted solar panels.
Wind turbines mounted on masts over garages provide up to 1 kilowatt of additional energy. Lewis said tests were conducted to make sure the turbines’ vibrations were so slight as to be unnoticed by the homes’ occupants.
Ground-mounted solar panels at the subdivision’s entrance generate power for the community center.
Lexington Farms’ three-bedroom homes rent for $590 per month to families with incomes of $41,000 or less. The houses have central air conditioning, heat, hot water and other appliances that are powered by electricity generated by the solar panels and wind turbines.
The Illinois Housing Development Authority provided more than $2.5 million in assistance for the project, including federal low-income housing tax credits and federal stimulus money. Funding also came from a $260,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Economic Opportunity and financing from Sterling Bank.
Included in the project are 16 streetlights that operate entirely off the electrical grid.
The streetlights, made by MidAmerica Solar, have their own wind turbines and solar panels that provide electricity to energy-efficient LED lights and a backup battery. The lights used to come from China. Now they come from a small factory in Affton.”<
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This is a nice exemplary project showcasing renewables and green building in affordable housing. The LEED certification is impressive especially across an entire development, but I’m curious if there has been any followup since the homes have been lived in to track post-occupancy consumption against the production from the wind and solar. In other words, what percent of the monthly bill is offset with renewables?
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