http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/utah/escalante/ Escalante, UT News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/utah/escalante/content/78e035f3a6981ebe6648cfd4f95cbc28.html Anna Burgess Senior Lone Peak Kathryn LeCheminant Senior Layton Aubrey Muaina Senior Lone Peak Ashton Gray http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/utah/escalante/content/25abd6b45ee958c7239c7d838efeaec7.html Milford A steady stream of semis hitched to oversized flatbed trailers are rolling through Beaver and Milford these days hauling 80footlong blades to a project site where once attached to turbine towers they'll spin like giant pinwheels above the desert floor http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/utah/escalante/content/ef0dac5c8673b74f83546f103c5be0ba.html It started with a bang and now what once was solid rock is now a nearly 6000 square foot dream home Grant Johnson is the man behind the blast http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/utah/escalante/content/8fe7f3e265f81f34f5aa55e45dadaebc.html Parliamentary maneuvering in the US Senate has killed for the year a giant catchall public lands bill that had included land trades sought to help a Utah Boy Scout camp a Bountiful shooting range a ranch for troubled youth and Park City open space http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/utah/escalante/content/93d29692131a2d0ddc938b876daff619.html ST GEORGE The famous St George sun shines about 310 days every year and the city is taking steps to tap into such an abundant resource with its new SunSmart programLocal utilities are building a large solar photovoltaic facility near the wastewater treatment plant on the south side of the city to supplement the energy contained in the city's system Homeowners can buy into the farm and receive credit on their power bills proportionate to the energy created by their share of the facility In addition tax credits are available for those who buy inFor a onetime payment residents can purchase a onekilowatt uniton the SunSmart grid which would generate energy equivalent to 15 percent of the average home's monthly power usage Each unit costs 6000 or residents can purchase halfunits for 3000John Benson was the first resident to participate purchasing 25 units He said it was important to find a way to use renewable energy given ongoing energy concerns within the US This is one way to give back to my grandkidshe saidBenson had difficulty acquiring solar panels for his home as a result of limits within his Homeowners Association When he heard about the SunSmart alternative he jumped at the chance to get involvedIt immediately stuck out as an alternative to doing it on the roofhe said http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/utah/escalante/content/0fe145c71675957bfec9b98640eb872c.html ST GEORGE The famous St George sun shines about 310 days every year and the city is taking steps to tap into such an abundant resource with its new SunSmart programLocal utilities are building a large solar photovoltaic facility near the wastewater treatment plant on the south side of the city to supplement the energy contained in the city's system Homeowners can buy into the farm and receive credit on their power bills proportionate to the energy created by their share of the facility In addition tax credits are available for those who buy inFor a onetime payment residents can purchase a onekilowatt uniton the SunSmart grid which would generate energy equivalent to 15 percent of the average home's monthly power usage Each unit costs 6000 or residents can purchase halfunits for 3000John Benson was the first resident to participate purchasing 25 units He said it was important to find a way to use renewable energy given ongoing energy concerns within the US This is one way to give back to my grandkidshe saidBenson had difficulty acquiring solar panels for his home as a result of limits within his Homeowners Association When he heard about the SunSmart alternative he jumped at the chance to get involvedIt immediately stuck out as an alternative to doing it on the roofhe said http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/utah/escalante/content/4802c48f528576ea85a5bd339d21585f.html St George residents will be able to use solar power to supply about 15 percent of their energy starting in December http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/utah/escalante/content/c256c08e4c6d91ded900d575d1115191.html ST GEORGE The sun is shining on St George power users Starting in December residents can go solar at least partially without having to attach panels to their home and have solar power supply about 15 percent of their energy