Portland Schools Look to Large-Scale Solar Providers for Energy 

PORTLAND — The School Department is planning a switch to solar energy to meet most of its power needs. The department spends just under $1 million for the 3,500 kilowatts of electricity it uses yearly, according to Facilities Director Stephen Stilphen, and a switch to solar could shave $50,000 off that bill. The hope, he […]

Smith Will Partner on New Solar Facility 

Smith and four other leading liberal arts colleges have formed a pioneering collaborative that will allow them to offset 46,000 megawatt hours per year of their collective electrical needs with electricity created at a new solar power facility to be built in Farmington, Maine. The partnership represents the first collaborative purchase of New England-generated solar […]

UMass Boston To Save Up To $5M With Solar Contract | Solar Industry Magazine 

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ALTUS POWER AMERICA AND BORREGO SOLAR SYSTEMS COMPLETE ONE OF THE LARGEST ROOF-TOP SOLAR INSTALLATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND The 3.9 megawatt virtual-net-metered solar installation built atop Boston Business Park is expected to help the University of Massachusetts, Boston avoid up to $5 million in energy costs over the next 20 years. LOWELL, MA […]

Five Leading Liberal Arts College Partner to Create New Solar Energy Facility in Maine 

The Partnership is First Collaborative Purchase of New England-Generated Solar by Any Higher-Ed Consortium Five of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges have formed a pioneering collaborative that will allow them to offset 46,000 megawatt hours per year of their collective electrical needs with electricity created at a new solar power facility to be built […]