Berkshire School
Sheffield, Massachusetts
Capacity 2.0 MW dc
Technology Fixed-Tilt and Single-Axis Tracking PV
Number of Solar Panels 8,332
Annual Production 2,300 MWhrs
Annual Carbon Offset 1,332 metric tons
Commissioned Q4 2011
Sheffield, Massachusetts
Capacity 2.0 MW dc
Technology Fixed-Tilt and Single-Axis Tracking PV
Number of Solar Panels 8,332
Annual Production 2,300 MWhrs
Annual Carbon Offset 1,332 metric tons
Commissioned Q4 2011
encap development, through its subsidiary, Connecticut-based Power Play Solar Development, developed, installed and manages a 2MW ground-mounted solar photovoltaic array on the campus of the Berkshire School, a private, co-ed boarding school for grades 9 – 12, located in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Engineering, procurement and construction services were provided by Massachusetts-based contractor Spire Corp.
The project covers nine acres and is comprised of 8,332 SolarWorld SunModule solar panels in two deployments: a fixed-tilt array (1.9 MW, dc) and a single-axis tracking system (0.1 MW, dc). When commissioned, the Berkshire solar field was the largest solar installation at any school or college in New England.
In its first first full year of operation, The Berkshire solar field generated more than 2,400 megawatt hours of clean electrical power. According to the School, the solar field generates greater than 45 percent of the campus' energy needs and is a key component of the school's broad sustainability master plan, which is aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by 2016.
The project covers nine acres and is comprised of 8,332 SolarWorld SunModule solar panels in two deployments: a fixed-tilt array (1.9 MW, dc) and a single-axis tracking system (0.1 MW, dc). When commissioned, the Berkshire solar field was the largest solar installation at any school or college in New England.
In its first first full year of operation, The Berkshire solar field generated more than 2,400 megawatt hours of clean electrical power. According to the School, the solar field generates greater than 45 percent of the campus' energy needs and is a key component of the school's broad sustainability master plan, which is aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by 2016.
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