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Woodchuck Cidery in Middlebury, Vermont, gets 10-15 percent of its energy from a nearby solar farm of 26 solar trackers that produce 210,000 kWh per year. AllEarth Renewables, based in Williston, Vermont, makes solar trackers. Woodchuck Cidery also participates in Green Mountain Power's Cow Power program in Vermont, which converts cow manure into energy. The cider company pays a 25 percent premium on its capacity to help fund the program.
In other news, Constellation and the Somerton School District have Canada Mobile Database completed a 1.6 MW (DC) integrated solar energy project in Yuma County, Arizona, located at five sites: Desert Sonora Elementary, Orange Grove Elementary, Middle Somerton School, Tierra del Fuego Primary School. School and training center Valle del Encanto. Collectively, these installations are expected to produce enough electricity to meet approximately 60 percent of the schools' electrical needs. Constellation owns and services solar systems.
The Somerton School District purchases the electricity generated by the solar panels from Constellation under a 20-year solar services agreement. The system consists of approximately 6,600 photovoltaic panels located on 10 carports and eight lean-to structures and is expected to generate approximately 2.3 million kWh per year. The solar energy project was originally developed by Kennedy Partners and Smart Energy Capital and built by CORE Construction. The installation was facilitated in part by the APS Renewable Energy Incentive Program.
The software, which has saved Microsoft millions of dollars, has been so successful that the company and its partners are now helping building managers around the world, including at the Pentagon, implement the same solution. With commercial buildings consuming about 40 percent of the world's energy, Microsoft says "the potential is enormous."
Bloomberg LP, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase - the largest member in the New York area - have committed to reducing emissions by up to 40 percent at their New York offices over 10 years.
Every NYPA energy efficiency project results in energy, maintenance and operating savings that pay for the cost of the initiative. The total savings for each project exceed the cost of the upgrades over the life of the improvements. Program participants pay off NYPA's financial costs by sharing savings; After expenses are paid, participants keep all savings.
In January, Governor Cuomo issued an executive order directing state agencies to improve the energy efficiency of government buildings by 20 percent over seven years.
At the same time, Cuomo also launched the Build Smart NY program, which will use the state's building energy data to prioritize projects that will provide the most energy savings per dollar. The largest and most inefficient buildings will be addressed first and will receive comprehensive building-wide improvements such as new lighting fixtures and controls, HVAC systems, electric motors and automated energy management systems.
Earlier this month, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority awarded $46 million to 76 large-scale solar projects totaling 52 MW through Governor Cuomo's NY-Sun competitive photovoltaic program. The awards were presented to 28 recipients for funding 76 projects in 33 counties across the state. The installations will be located in factories, factories, municipal buildings and other large commercial and industrial companies and are expected to be operational by the end of this year.
In other news, Constellation and the Somerton School District have Canada Mobile Database completed a 1.6 MW (DC) integrated solar energy project in Yuma County, Arizona, located at five sites: Desert Sonora Elementary, Orange Grove Elementary, Middle Somerton School, Tierra del Fuego Primary School. School and training center Valle del Encanto. Collectively, these installations are expected to produce enough electricity to meet approximately 60 percent of the schools' electrical needs. Constellation owns and services solar systems.
The Somerton School District purchases the electricity generated by the solar panels from Constellation under a 20-year solar services agreement. The system consists of approximately 6,600 photovoltaic panels located on 10 carports and eight lean-to structures and is expected to generate approximately 2.3 million kWh per year. The solar energy project was originally developed by Kennedy Partners and Smart Energy Capital and built by CORE Construction. The installation was facilitated in part by the APS Renewable Energy Incentive Program.
The software, which has saved Microsoft millions of dollars, has been so successful that the company and its partners are now helping building managers around the world, including at the Pentagon, implement the same solution. With commercial buildings consuming about 40 percent of the world's energy, Microsoft says "the potential is enormous."
Bloomberg LP, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase - the largest member in the New York area - have committed to reducing emissions by up to 40 percent at their New York offices over 10 years.
Every NYPA energy efficiency project results in energy, maintenance and operating savings that pay for the cost of the initiative. The total savings for each project exceed the cost of the upgrades over the life of the improvements. Program participants pay off NYPA's financial costs by sharing savings; After expenses are paid, participants keep all savings.
In January, Governor Cuomo issued an executive order directing state agencies to improve the energy efficiency of government buildings by 20 percent over seven years.
At the same time, Cuomo also launched the Build Smart NY program, which will use the state's building energy data to prioritize projects that will provide the most energy savings per dollar. The largest and most inefficient buildings will be addressed first and will receive comprehensive building-wide improvements such as new lighting fixtures and controls, HVAC systems, electric motors and automated energy management systems.
Earlier this month, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority awarded $46 million to 76 large-scale solar projects totaling 52 MW through Governor Cuomo's NY-Sun competitive photovoltaic program. The awards were presented to 28 recipients for funding 76 projects in 33 counties across the state. The installations will be located in factories, factories, municipal buildings and other large commercial and industrial companies and are expected to be operational by the end of this year.
