State Funds Leesburg Hydroelectic Generator
Town of Leesburg officials announced that the Town has received funding from the Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund for the construction of a 38-horsepower hydroelectric generator. The generator will use the existing hydraulic fall at the Town’s Water Pollution Control Facility outfall into the Potomac River to generate electricity. The electricity generated will be used to power parts of the Town’s water treatment plant and dechlorination facility.“The Water Pollution Control Facility outfall is a clean, renewable source of energy that is currently untapped,” explained Aref Etemadi, the Town’s Deputy Director of Utilities. “The new generator will capture that energy and, in doing so, reduce operating costs for the Town.”The generator was identified as a potential project during an energy efficiency audit conducted by ConEdison for the Town’s Utility Department. In February 2010, staff submitted an application for funding under the Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund’s Green Reserve program. This program is jointly administered by the Virginia Resources Authority and the Department of Environmental Quality DEQ.
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