Wind turbine will power bath house in Narragansett
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NARRAGANSETT, R.I. -- Although the work has already started, state officials will hold a groundbreaking Monday for the new "green" bath house at Salty Brine State Beach. The two-level, 2,478-square-foot bath house will get all of its energy for lighting, fans and hot water from the small wind turbine and solar hot water heaters on the roof. The building also will incorporate improved insulation, energy efficient lighting fixtures and low flow plumbing fixtures. But it will also mean fewer parking spaces at the beach this summer. It will cost $1.8 million and construction should be completed by Memorial Day 2010. It's being funded by state capital funds and the National Park Service Land and Water Conservation. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, and Department of Environmental Management Director W. Michael Sullivan are scheduled to attend the noon ground breaking. -- From Projo.com and Associated Press reports 
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Wonderful story. I think I saw some of this in the ProJo this past weekend.
There is more you could tell, in order to get the public interested. Why not let us know thenames of the firms which did the energy designs as well as the contactor who will put it all together. (They might like the exposure as well).
Also,it would be useful for the public tohave an understanding of the economics of such a project. What will the estimated payback be ?
And if you don't care to publicize the above, perhaps you could send the info to me as I am about to build a house and would like to talk with knowledgeable people on this subject.
Thanks so much,
Rob Leeson
Narragansett
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Rob, assuming an annual power bill of $1000, the payback period would be something like 1800 years.
Still interested?
The emperor has no clothes.
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Great post- recently we wrote a blog entry about the 'Green Bath House' in our environmentally friendly blog, http://www.greenlifesmartlifeblog.com/. We are loooking forward to this green advancement!
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