As Danbury looks for new ways to save money in the cost of doing business, solar cells are helping to reduce budget needs.  The new wing of Danbury High School, which residents approved paying for last week, will be solarized.  Mayor Mark Boughton says the City is looking at using solar cells on other parts of the building, where possible.  But he says the mechanicals on the roof cast a lot of shadows.

But Boughton cautioned that solar cells can't be put on every municipal roof.  That's because they shouldn't be placed on a roof that's 15 or 16 years old.  As the City replaces roofs, officials consider whether solar cells will provide enough benefit to offset their cost.

Several other buildings have solar cells on their roofs.  Park Avenue School in Danbury almost has a zero electric bill because of the amount of power generated by the solar cells recently installed there.