Constellation Energy completes 4.29 MW solar generation project

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Constellation Energy completes 4.29 MW solar generation project

 

By
Greentech Lead Team:
Constellation Energy, a supplier of power, natural gas and
energy products and services for homes and businesses, and the Buckeye Union
High School District completed an aggregate 4.29-megawatt (DC) solar generation
project.

The
project is located at three sites – Buckeye Union High School and Youngker High
School in Buckeye, Ariz. and Estrella Foothills High School in Goodyear, Ariz.
The project is expected to generate enough electricity to power the three high
schools.

Under
a 25-year solar services agreement, the school district will purchase all of
the electricity generated by the solar panels at a fixed rate from
Constellation Energy. Constellation Energy’s
retail business owns and will maintain the solar power systems.

“This
addition will play an important role in meeting the district’s electricity
needs and will serve as an educational tool for our students to learn about
solar energy production,” said Beverly Hurley, superintendent of Buckeye Union
High School District.  

The
solar power systems are comprised of approximately 15,468 photovoltaic panels,
installed on 29 carport rooftop structures and on two ground-mounted
installations. The project is expected to generate more than 7 million
kilowatt-hours of electricity per year and will offset 3,875 metric tons of
carbon dioxide.

GV
Enterprises and REgeneration Finance jointly developed the installations and
built by CORE Construction. The project has qualified for APS Renewable Energy
Incentive Program, covering up to 40 percent of the installation costs.

“Solar
as a power-generation source helps schools control operating costs by providing
a fixed electricity rate over the long term, while demonstrating to students,
faculty and the community the ways that clean energy resources benefit the
environment,” said Michael D. Smith, senior vice president of green initiatives
for Constellation Energy’s retail business.  

Recently,
Constellation Energy received
three new General Services Administration (GSA) electricity supply and
renewable energy contracts in five states.

 

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