SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE) recently announced it had completed construction on a 942 kilowatt DC solar power station in the US state of New Hampshire.
Located in the town of Peterborough, the system will supply clean electricity to the town for the next 20 years and in the process, save Peterborough’s taxpayers an estimated USD $250,000 and help the town meet its sustainability and climate goals.
“The town of Peterborough welcomes the new solar power plant, which is a part of our plan to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions while generating energy savings,” said Rodney Bartlett, Peterborough’s town administrator. ” SunEdison’s proven record of delivering high quality solar systems made them the ideal choice for the project.”
The system has been designed to generate in excess of Peterborough’s waste water treatment facility’s electricity requirements and offset energy usage at other municipal buildings.
The project was partially funded by a USD $1.22 million New Hampshire Public Utility Commission grant, with the remainder being covered through a long-term solar power-purchase agreement (solar PPA).
SunEdison collaborated with Borrego Solar to complete the project after acquiring it from the company earlier this year. Ongoing operation and maintenance of the facility will be carried out by SunEdison Services.
This project isn’t the first SunEdison has carried out in connection with wastewater treatment facilities. Earlier this year the company completed a 2.1 megawatt installation that will supply electricity to the treatment plant at Pocomoke City in Maryland.
The Peterborough solar power system also isn’t the first time the town has utilised clean electricity. Last year the town was one of a handful to receive a Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); which recognises the country’s leading green power purchasers for their contribution to helping further the evolution of the nation’s voluntary green power market.
Peterborough has been involved with municipal energy conservation and renewables since 1996. It first installed solar panels to power lighting in a local park in 2000.
