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PLAINVILLE — General Electric is bringing a green-energy innovation to town.
The company is building a carport for drivers to charge their electric vehicles that will rely on solar power to generate electricity.? The 216-by-40-foot, one-story structure is being built at the corner of Woodford Avenue and East Street. Solar panels will be placed on top. It’s expected to be used to power only G.E.-backed vehicles, such as the Chevy Volt.
“It’s something we’re excited about,” Town Manager Robert E. Lee said. “It’s new technology and green technology. Showcasing it in Plainville shows that G.E. is committed to the area.”
The G.E. Consumer and Industrial plant on Woodford Avenue researches and distributes electric equipment and supplies.
The company has been in its brick building there since the 1950s, when it purchased Trumbull Electric Co. Jennifer Bartiss-Earley, chairwoman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, said the carport project puts Plainville “on the cutting edge.”
The carport is a demonstration model, which means that G.E. could bring in people from across the country to see it.
“We’re excited and pleased that they choose to keep business in Plainville,” Planning and Economic Development Director Mark DeVoe said.
Nancy Giannini, owner of Nature’s Kingdom, has been watching the carport being built next to her store, which sells health products and offers fitness classes. She appreciates that it will be used to showcase clean technology.
“They’re going green. It’s great,” she said. “We’re fortunate to have it here.”
The project was approved by the commission in September, but there’s been little information available about it. G.E. did not publicly announce the project.
john doe wrote on Apr 2, 2011 3:59 AM:" wow thats great...
Now if GE would just pay their fair share of taxes that would also great. oh wait hes on Obamas economic board, I guess he has a waiver. "
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