No Solar Power

I have been asked a few times about the solar farms that are spouting up around the area and if the City if Mantorville is taking part in these projects. The City was approached last year about joining as a partner in a regional solar farm. While the pitch did sound convincing after some questions regarding exact logistics it became apparent that this project was not a good fit for the citizens of Mantorville. The City needed to buy in for a certain amount of power on an annual basis, if the City was able to reduce our power requirements we were not allowed to resell the unused power. The return on Investment was approximately the life span of the project and in reality probably locked the City out of any project with a more efficient technology that may be available in only a few years. The short answer here is that the City of Mantorville has chosen to not participate in any of the regional solar farms that are popping up around our area.