Westborough co. installs solar on 11 schools for $12.45M
Westborough’s Ameresco has completed a $12.45 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) that resulted in more than 5 megawatts of solar being installed on the rooftops of 11 schools in Tennessee.
The project is expected to provide more than $29 million in energy savings to Knox County, and generate an aggregate approximately $14 million in positive bottom-line cash flow for the county over the next 30 years, according to a release from Ameresco. In addition to the installation at the schools, the project included solar on the roof of the Knox County Central Building and ground-mount solar arrays at the Detention and Juvenile Justice Facilities.
Construction on the project began in August 2015. Local labor was utilized wherever possible, according to the company, creating approximately 100 local jobs during the construction period.
The environmental benefits Knox County is expected to see are the equivalent of over 5,000 metric tons of CO2 per year. The green benefit from this carbon reduction is roughly equivalent to the annual GHG emissions from approximately 1,057 passenger vehicles, or nearly 12 million miles a year driven by average passenger vehicles.
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