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Boston Area Solar Energy Association (BASEA) Forum: Thursday, Nov. 10: Roxbury Community College - A Green Urban Campus, Cambridge
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Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum
Thursday, November 10
Roxbury Community College - A Green Urban Campus
Ameresco and the Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) Approach
First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist
3 Church Street
Harvard Square
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.; Presentation begins at 7:30 p.m
There is a fascinating solar power project underway at Roxbury Community College. Nearly 3,000 panels strong (approx. 1 MW capacity), this solar canopy will cover a parking lot adjacent to the school. Below the parking lot, a geothermal heat pump system (115 wells, approx. 400 ton capacity) will provide heating and cooling to the campus.
Ameresco, Inc., of Framingham, MA, has partnered with the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) to deliver the project by year-end 2017, predicted to save the school nearly $860,000 annually in energy costs. LED lighting and a complete upgrade of the Energy Management System are included in the ESPC. Funding comes from a mix of grants, bonds, incentives and the Clean Energy Investment Program, plus savings from energy generation.
As the first of its kind in Massachusetts, and highly visible to the public (inbound Columbus Avenue, approaching Roxbury Crossing), this project should serve as a shining example of the potential for on-site renewable energy to integrate successfully and upgrade existing facilities toward sustainability goals.
Speaker:
Jim Walker: Jim Walker is Vice President, Solar PV for Ameresco, where he is responsible for leading and building Ameresco's solar PV business in the East Region. Jim brings 40 years of diverse energy experience focused on energy efficiency projects, energy supply management contracts and strategies, and solar PV project development for large manufacturing corporations and municipalities.
About Roxbury Community College (RCC):
Founded in 1973, Roxbury Community College (RCC) is a comprehensive, multicultural, urban, student-centered, open-access community college. An Achieving the Dream college, RCC offers associates degree and certificate programs, online courses, corporate community education programs, and lifelong learning programs.
To learn more: http://www.basea.org/?utm_source=RoxburyCC+Ameresco+Parking+Lot+ESCO&utm_campaign=Forum2016_11_RoxburyCmtyCollege_JimWalkerAmeresco&utm_medium=email
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