Funding
Funding for the Morgantown Market Place was secured by
Main Street Morgantown. Along with the City, it sought Federal Grants as well as Governor's Community Participation Grants from the State Government, and fundraised, offering donor plaques on a donor wall, featured at the forefront of the Market Place Pavilion. It continues to raise money for an outdoor Culinary Station, which will feature programming at each Farmers Market, showcasing what can be done with the variety and array of produce, goods, and services that local farms, craftsmen, and business owners offer the greater Morgantown Area.
Solar Panels
In 2013, 12 solar panels were installed on the roof of the Market Place, providing the Morgantown Parking Authority with energy that it could add to the City's grid system, thereby powering homes and city facilities around Morgantown.
Car Charging Stations
The second part of those upgrades in 2013 included an electric car charging station. Currently, the charging station is operational, and you can charge there in the day with a permit, or in the evenings by using the lot's new parking meter after 6 p.m. It typically takes 3 hours to charge an electric car from depleted to full charge. The electricity costs are low for the city - a three-hour charge costs the city roughly $.90.