Workers prepare the tower for a wind turbine just south of Safford on Power Line Road. Photo by Brian Wright
Comment: People want clean and green power, like wind or solar! People do not want Nuke plants and No to uranium mining!
By Brian Wright
Staff Writer
Electric bills are skyrocketing across the country, but one Gila Valley resident has opened a business that could help.
Cory Hoopes started Environmental Friendly Electric in May after working as an electrician for 23 years. Hoopes runs the business with three other employees, two of whom are full-time.
“We started (the company) up because of growing demand for greener energy,” Hoopes said.
EFE uses wind and solar technologies. Hoopes said he had the idea for the business a long time before he finally went about receiving his state electric license.
He also does residential, commercial and industrial electrical work in addition to green energy.
On Friday, Hoopes and his crew finished installation of EFE’s first wind turbine in the Gila Valley. It’s an 80-foot wind generator on Power Line Road, which is just south of Safford.
Hoopes said the Gila Valley is conducive to wind turbines because of strong average wind speeds in the area. Winds in the Valley average more than five meters per second.
Customers can potentially see a drastic reduction in their monthly electric bills, which is especially helpful in today’s economic climate.
“It should put a pretty good dent in (a customer’s) bill,” Hoopes said.
Hoopes did a lot of research on wind studies and said the average Gila Valley residents would save $200 a month on their electric bill with a 10-kilowatt wind generator. He also said a lot of factors determine how much one will save, including how much power the household uses and the amount of wind.
“It’s an investment that pays for itself,” Hoopes said.
EFE is putting up two more wind generators in Central and another in between Central and Pima. The company is also installing several more in Willcox.
EFE’s physical location isn’t open for business yet, but Hoopes expects to be open by mid-September. It will be located at 604 S. Central Avenue in Safford.
“I make sure my customers are satisfied with what they get,” Hoopes said. “We’re not just in it for the money.”
For information or estimates contact Hoopes at 928-792-8898.
http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2009/08/26/news/doc4a948bcf39a9c562027732.txt
By Brian Wright
Staff Writer
Electric bills are skyrocketing across the country, but one Gila Valley resident has opened a business that could help.
Cory Hoopes started Environmental Friendly Electric in May after working as an electrician for 23 years. Hoopes runs the business with three other employees, two of whom are full-time.
“We started (the company) up because of growing demand for greener energy,” Hoopes said.
EFE uses wind and solar technologies. Hoopes said he had the idea for the business a long time before he finally went about receiving his state electric license.
He also does residential, commercial and industrial electrical work in addition to green energy.
On Friday, Hoopes and his crew finished installation of EFE’s first wind turbine in the Gila Valley. It’s an 80-foot wind generator on Power Line Road, which is just south of Safford.
Hoopes said the Gila Valley is conducive to wind turbines because of strong average wind speeds in the area. Winds in the Valley average more than five meters per second.
Customers can potentially see a drastic reduction in their monthly electric bills, which is especially helpful in today’s economic climate.
“It should put a pretty good dent in (a customer’s) bill,” Hoopes said.
Hoopes did a lot of research on wind studies and said the average Gila Valley residents would save $200 a month on their electric bill with a 10-kilowatt wind generator. He also said a lot of factors determine how much one will save, including how much power the household uses and the amount of wind.
“It’s an investment that pays for itself,” Hoopes said.
EFE is putting up two more wind generators in Central and another in between Central and Pima. The company is also installing several more in Willcox.
EFE’s physical location isn’t open for business yet, but Hoopes expects to be open by mid-September. It will be located at 604 S. Central Avenue in Safford.
“I make sure my customers are satisfied with what they get,” Hoopes said. “We’re not just in it for the money.”
For information or estimates contact Hoopes at 928-792-8898.
http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2009/08/26/news/doc4a948bcf39a9c562027732.txt
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