Solar power? More like Scio power. Er. Sorry. That was lame. Let's restart. Homeowners in Scio Township have taken green into their own hands by erecting a wind turbine on one farm and putting solar panels on another's garage.
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For a few Scio Township homeowners, going green is more than saving green.
And now, with city Trustees mulling a new wind energy conservation bill with less strict guidelines, more residents are shelling out big bucks for renewable energy systems.
For Scio Township resident Irwin Martin, a 30 percent federal renewable energy tax credit was the kind of incentive he needed to finally erect a 70-foot tall wind turbine on his 11-acre farm.
Martin's farm, which he bought in 2003, sits on one of Washtenaw County's highest points and wind speeds can average about 7 mph.
"Every time the wind blows it's like dollars going out the window that I could have captured," said Martin when he thinks about why he didn't erect the Skystream 3.7 system wind turbine earlier.
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