To the editor:
For the record, Leelanau County actually rates pretty well for solar energy. Germany is further north than we are, and they generate over 10% of their country’s electricity from solar. There’s nothing quite like great engineering combined with savvy fiscal policy!
How long will it take to payback the cost of putting solar on our county’s facility? For Leelanau County taxpayers, perhaps only a couple of months. The county’s only costs are incidental — mainly time spent discussing the matter. The federal government’s Inflation Reduction Act is offering pick up the tab.
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