A Chapple Township farm is adopting solar and wind power technologies to cut energy costs and safeguard the environment.
The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC) has invested $29,775 to help the Elvin Taylor farm in Barwick install solar panels and a wind generator tower to replace a diesel generator.
This will reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and eliminate harmful exhausts.
Funding is provided through the NOHFC’s Northern Energy Program.
“Our government is committed to helping Northern Ontario businesses develop and tap clean energy sources,” said Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle, who also chairs the NOHFC.
“The farming industry plays an important economic role in Northwestern Ontario and will benefit greatly from these emerging technologies,” he added.
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