DSD concludes 6.8-MW community solar portfolio in New york city

• US solar developer DSD Renewables has actually settled a nine-site community solar portfolio in Westchester County, New York, for an incorporated capacity of 6.8 MW, it introduced today.

The project was developed as a collaboration in between The City of White Plains, DSD as well as the New York City Power Authority (NYPA), which acted as the city's power advisor.

The portfolio consists of canopy, rooftop and ground-mount installations at 4 parking garages, Gillie Park, the Ebersole Ice Rink, Gedney Way Recycling Facility, Water Storage Site and also the Sanitation Complex, in addition to a number of energy storage space systems completing 1.76 MW/8 MWh. Together, they can generate some 8,100 MWh of electricity each year.

The solar arrays are anticipated to provide regarding USD 1 million (EUR 984,000) in value annually to the city, between power cost savings and lease settlements for holding the systems.

DSD claims that its team has created the initial floating structure canopy mounted on a land fill cap at the Gedney Way Recycling Facility.