Puget Sound Energy: Take a Load Off Traditional Cache
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Puget Sound Energy: Take a Load Off
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This is a super fun cache with lots of PSE goodies left behind for those that find it. Please don't go trampling in the WSU garden. Think outside of the box for this one and it'll take no time at all. Don't forget to search for the other 2 PSE geocaches here and check out the Greenbank Community Solar Project.
After parking, this cache is a quick one. Please don't go trampling in the WSU garden - the cache is not located in the garden but outside of the garden area.
Puget Sound Energy has partnered with the Port of Coupeville to offer several geocaches on Whidbey Island. Make sure to visit the town of Coupeville just 15 minutes north for other PSE and Port of Coupeville geocaches.
Greenbank Farm was originally built in 1904 when it was a model dairy farm that was one of the largest in the Northwest. John Molz purchased the farm in the early 1940's and began planting loganberries. By the 1950's Greenbank Farm was the largest loganberry producer in the USA. In 1961 the farm produced 130 tons of berries on 78 acres and was reputed to be the world's largest producer of loganberries. A grass-roots campaign to save the historic farm was started by community members in 1995 which resulted in the Port of Coupeville purchasing the farm in 1997. Under government ownership the farm has maintained its rural character. More than 5 kilometers of walking trails with breathtaking views crisscrosses the farmland hillside which doubles as an off-leash dog park.
Don’t forget to check out the Solar Project on the West side of the Greenbank Farm property. PSE provided a $25,000 grant to the Island County Council of Governments following a successful Green Power Challenge in 2009. The Port applied the funds toward infrastructure improvements required to connect the "solar pea patches" to the nearest transformer so production could be fed into the grid. The power production meets the Farm’s load and if not used, goes back out to the grid for the nearest neighbor to use. There is a total of 152 kW produced which generates about 180,000 kilowatt hours each year where about 70 Community Solar project members share the financial benefits of the energy produced.
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