Bay Shore businessman chooses solar over wind power
Photo credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas | Roger Jette, president and founder of Snake Tray Co., is shown among the dozens of solar panels installed on the roof of the Snake Tray manufacturing facility in Bay Shore. (July 21, 2010)
Roger Jette pictured a windmill spinning over his Bay Shore factory: It would cut his costs and allow him to keep his business - and its jobs - on Long Island. He worked with the Town of Islip to develop a groundbreaking code for industrial-zone turbines. He commissioned a site plan for a 156-foot tower.
And then he changed his mind.
Solar, he said, is a better fit.
"On a sunny...
