Eric Hesher News Today

KENDALLVILLE — The Community Learning Center is a miracle of energy efficiency and a window into the future of energy in the 21{sup}st{/sup} century. An eight-member panel discussed the CLC’s solar energy project Wednesday evening at an educational summit attended by about 25 people. They also fielded questions about what is coming with increased interest in solar arrays. A 10-15-minute video, created by teenager Emma Leedy, explained the CLC’s strategies of using solar panels, n...

KENDALLVILLE — It’s going to cost a little more now, but Kendallville is hoping a solar field designed and installed by a local green energy firm will reap bigger savings later. It’ll cost about $800,000 more up front, but Kendallville has selected Renewable Energy Systems out of Avilla to build its new solar field on the former McCray Refrigerator factory site, despite that company submitting a higher bid among two received for the project. Local governments are tasked with sele...

KENDALLVILLE — A bid opening for Kendallville’s proposed solar field has been delayed two weeks as the city researches a potential legal snag with the project specifications. The delay came after a Rochester-based solar company raised some issues with the city’s bid specifications, leading to City Attorney Doug Atz to recommend a brief delay. Kendallville had been hoping to open bids from contractors on the estimated $2.35 million project on Tuesday, then award bids in a special ...

KENDALLVILLE — About 20 Kendallville residents brought their questions Thursday night to an informational meeting about a proposed solar field on the former McCray Refrigerator industrial site. Mayor Suzanne Handshoe hosted the meeting, which featured a panel-style presentation from solar energy experts Eric Hesher and Doug Alhfield of Renewable Energy Systems in Avilla and municipal finance expert Eric Walsh, a CPA and partner in BakerTilly. The proposed solar field would take up most of ...