ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Rockford-based company wants to harness the Rock River to produce energy to power homes.
Latitude Power of Rockford partnered with design firm Studio GWA to create a pilot project that would use hydroelectric generators to create enough clean energy to supply electricity to five homes.
“Essentially, it takes wasted energy that’s either flowing over a dam, or anywhere water is falling,” said Jared Cacciatore, Latitude Power co-founder…