At this point, Lake Placid electric rates are at 2.7 cents per kilowatt hour in summer and 4.9 cents per kilowatt hour in winter.

Saranac Lake, for example, pays 12.5 cents year round for power, Kroha said.

Any generation over 10 kilowatts would go into a different arrangement with the Power Authority.

Lake Placid Middle/High School is establishing a solar energy system.

North Country School has also looked into generating alternative energy on campus, as both an educational resource and a power source.

"We couldn't do this before because the Power Authority wouldn't let us," Village Trustee Peter Roy said.

"A good system could see credits all summer," Kroha said.

"It could be good for the homeowner."

Information about alternative sources of energy is available New York Power Authority at http://www.nypa.gov/.

Questions can be directed to the village offices at 523-2597.

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