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| Lexington Farms, a brand new green community in Jerseyville, Ill. (photo by Laurie Skrivan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch) |
Jerseyville, Illinois, about 40 miles north of St. Louis, is now on the net zero map with a new subdivision designed to provide its residents with no-cost electricity. MidAmerica Solar of Imperial, Sachs Electric of Fenton and Capstone Development Group of Webster Groves built the Lexington Farms subdivision, which includes 32 homes with rooftop solar panels and wind turbines mounted over garages.
According to Jeff Lewis, president of MidAmerica Solar, over the course of the year, the solar panels and wind turbines provide all the energy needed to power heating and air-conditioning systems, along with other household electricity needs. Lewis says that while similar technology has been used in homes, it hasn't been done on this scale for an entire subdivision.
Read more about the new net zero subdivision in this STLToday.com article.
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