A partnership between a Fort Collins alternative energy business and Berthoud’s Habitat For Humanity nonprofit will save single mother Chloe Staley $500 in electricity costs this year.
On Monday, workers with Alt E Wind and Solar will start installing a solar panel array on the roof of Staley’s new Habitat for Humanity home at 1740 Second St., where she will be living after its completion in the spring.
Alt E Wind and Solar owner Rick Pike said the system Staley is receiving costs about $13,500 in parts and labor, but he is donating it free of cost to Staley and Habitat for Humanity.
The energy collected by the solar panels will save the mother of 8-year old Issac and 10-year-old Gabby thousands over just a few years, said Pike and Berthoud Habitat for Humanity executive director Jan Douker.
The three kilowatt solar system on Staley’s new home will eliminate about 75 percent of her family’s electricity costs, Pike said.
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