A major Columbia institution plans to become greener in 2015 through the use of solar energy, a move its leaders say is “the right thing to do.”
Columbia Association, a large nonprofit and homeowner’s association that manages many of Columbia’s parks, pathways and fitness and recreational facilities, has agreed to a 20-year contract to annually purchase 2,500 megawatt-hours of solar energy from a solar farm in western Howard County.
The purchase will account for 25 percent of Columbia Association’s energy consumption for the year, CA said in a news release.