BMU Owns Solar…Soon

By the end of the month, Bryan Municipal Utilities will own its 14-acre solar field…outright. BMU Director of Utilities. Nathan Gardner told the Board of Public Affairs, during its regular meeting on Tuesday…that BMU is making its final payments on the 10-year lease to Key Government Finance for the array, located on Ohio 34, just west of the city. In September, the board agreed to buy the project for about $397,000 to take possession of the project. At that time, Gardner said the solar field benefits BMU to the tune of around $34,000 dollars a year in generation credits…and over $41,000, annually…in capacity credits. The facility generates more than 2.6 million kilowatt-hours of energy every year…that’s enough to power 260 homes in Bryan.