Question: What do you get when you cross a majestic 100-kilowatt
(kW) wind turbine with a hydrogen fueling station, a solar
house, a pair of solar trackers (high-tech solar electric panels
that follow the sun’s daily path across the sky), a 60-kW solar
field, a solar-powered carport and a geothermal energy project?
Answer: A pioneering and unparalleled energy park that will meet
the heating and cooling needs of a municipal facility on Long
Island while serving as a model for other local governments
across the United States. The groundbreaking Energy Park is
located at the Town of Hempstead’s Conservation and Waterways
headquarters. Settled in 1664, the Town of Hempstead – with a
population of approximately 770,000 people – is the most
populous township in the United States. If it were incorporated
as a city, it would be the second largest city in New York,
ahead of Buffalo and behind New York City. I live in an
unincorporated village within the Town of Hempstead and I've
eagerly followed the Energy Park’s evo