Aquatera has officially completed the installation of a fleet of solar panels at their Zone 3 Reservoir and Pump Station to mitigate increasing costs.
According to Aquatera CEO Vaughn Bend, the decision came as a result of “inflationary pressures” on the company which ultimately led to higher costs for consumers. Additionally, Aquatera says the move is strategic in the long term as it decreases their dependence on traditional outside energy sources.
“We thought, instead of paying for somebody else’s assets somewhere else, let’s invest in our region,” he says. “Power came first to mind because it’s something we could partner with a local company and put in a significant investment in the region.”
Officials say the panels are expected to produce approximately 80 per cent of the power required at the Zone 3 pump station. Bend says the company is now exploring additional options for future projects similar to this.
“We’re really pleased because this is our first foray into something like power generation and it’s something that we will be doing more of.”
“I think there’s more opportunities for Aquatera to do more solar to reduce costs, so we’ve got about two or three projects on the review stage so hopefully within the next year or two you’ll see a few more of these things.”
The project was completed by Empower Energy and the panels began producing power for the facility on December 8th, 2023.
