Tippecanoe Valley School Board members and students took turns unearthing dirt Tuesday at the wind-turbine groundbreaking ceremony.
It is projected that energy generated from the proposed 321-foot turbine will offset 70 percent of the utility costs of the corporation’s middle and high schools.
“In a time when state funding is being decreased, this project will compensate by offsetting our utility costs so we won’t have to diminish programs or opportunities for our students,” said Valley Superintendent Brett Boggs.
Construction on the site will last through the summer. Concrete foundation and access roadways are to be installed this month and July. Turbine components are to be delivered in September, said Boggs. The goal is to have the turbine generating power by mid-October.
Performance Services, Indianapolis, will oversee construction.
Expected output of the turbine is 2.3 million kilowatt-hours annually, equivalent to powering 250 homes in a single year. Design life of the turbine is 25 years, and can be overhauled for an additional 20 years of use.
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