Sol Systems to mount 5-MW solar project for New York town's water authority

• As part of a long-term objective to decrease power expenditures, New york city's Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) revealed strategies to mount a 5-MW solar power variety on its existing residential or commercial property at the edge of Penfield Rd. and Watson Hulbert Rd. in the Town of Penfield.

Construction began this week and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The range will benefit MCWA customers by using clean, sustainable power to offset its power expenses and additionally assist New york city State attain its tidy energy targets including creating 70% of its power through renewable resources by 2030.

Via a competitive bid procedure led by the New York Power Authority (NYPA), nationwide solar power developer Sol Systems in Washington D.C. was picked to set up as well as run the solar array at no expense to MCWA in return for all energy credit scores generated at a set price per kWh over 25 years. The range is expected to generate 8 million kilowatt hours of electrical power annually, which will certainly be delivered to RG&E and also attributed to MCWA on its power costs. The system will certainly offset more than 15% of the 50 million kilowatts each year called for by MCWA for water pumping and also therapy.

" By installing this sustainable carbon dioxide-free power source with no ahead of time expenditure, our budgeted electric costs will certainly be decreased, which will certainly remain to help maintain our water prices affordable," said Monroe County Water Authority Executive Director Nicholas Noce. "Additionally, we will certainly lower our carbon impact as well as foster sustainability through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere."

The MCWA project is one of the very first in New york city State to utilize bifacial solar modules, which allow light to enter both sides of a panel, increasing complete power generation. The town of Penfield already has a typical solar array on Jackson Road.

" Putting a large-scale solar array on public land is a wonderful way to model a strong commitment to renewable resource objectives while supplying a considerable economic advantage," said Gil C. Quiniones, head of state as well as Chief Executive Officer of NYPA, which is acting as project consultant, aiding with initial website evaluation, affordable bidding process and also project execution oversight. "The Monroe County Water Authority is stepping up to sustain a brand-new clean energy resource that will create economical and trusted electrical power as well as help achieve the state's goal of an one hundred percent carbon-free electricity market by 2040."

MCWA, a public benefit firm, has actually been associated with several water system initiatives as part of its Environmental Stewardship program. This project is its first foray right into renewable resource. Nevertheless, it has long participated in state and also regional power load shedding programs, which have produced $5.5 million in profits over the past 19 years. MCWA has also gotten almost $1 million in grants and also discounts for mounting energy effective tools.

"Sol Systems is extremely excited to collaborate with MCWA on this forward-thinking project," said William Graves, director of Origination for Sol Customer Solutions. "This project will certainly aid offer MCWA lasting presence right into its energy costs, while giving a tidy resource of electrical power to RG&E's power portfolio." Sol Customer Solutions is a joint endeavor in between Sol Systems as well as Capital Dynamics. Capital Dynamics will possess the project with Sol Systems handling the asset throughout the contract.

Building and construction will certainly consist of about 29 acres of ground-mounted solar panels, and a link to RG&E's high-voltage line on the south side of Penfield Road throughout from the site. The property was acquired by MCWA in 1993 with the intent to use it as a future tank site, and a part of the residential or commercial property is currently utilized to stockpile soil from water pipe breaks and also various other projects. The solar array will certainly not interfere with those activities as well as a future storage tank could still be intended in the future depending on system needs and growth.