For now, the 1,000 m² dark slabs heat up in the void. The grid connection should be completed by the end of the year. Ultimately, the plant will produce 212 Mwh/year, the equivalent of the electricity consumption of 70 households excluding heating. For the members, their company has above all just set a crucial milestone. “It took a year to make the project a reality, honestly I didn’t believe it at first”testifies Jean-Pierre Chastagnol, T-shirt “make your own energy” (produce your own energy) on the shoulders.
“We are in the concrete”
This member of Puymoyen was involved in the search for the project manager and in the administration. A hell of a job. “We did not expect such a complex filerecognizes Francis Philbert, the president. Now we know how to do it. » A good omen for the future.
The team targeted a new prey: the roofs of two schools in Soyaux. Contacts are made. It remains to win the call for expressions of interest. But now, FabriKwatt can prove its know-how. “We can invite elected officials to the site, have them meet the elected officials of Ruelle, it’s a key to entry”rejoices Francis Philbert.
A door to new members too. In one year of existence, the company has gained 50 members, going from 209 to 260. “That should boost us”, hopes the president, who is careful not to give a target for new registrations. Dorothée Vincent, member and member of the “associative life” workshop, is in tune. “With this project, we are in the concrete, it speaks to people. »
