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Millbrook School on the Path to Carbon Neutrality… 100% Solar Powered

For the past 18 months, EcoMotion has served as the carbon neutrality consultant for Millbrook School in Millbrook, New York.  This has involved developing a three-phase plan to a) invest in energy efficiency in all 43 school buildings, b) to install a 1.73 MW solar system to power 100% of the School’s electricity needs (including the new dorm and increased geothermal), c) to increase geothermal capacity dramatically with a central system for the campus, and d) to investigate a biofuels plant to create liquid fuels for transportation and other can i buy provigil in thailand applications. No purchases of Renewable Energy Credits are in the plan. Currently, the solar system’s racking is complete, 76 inverters are in place, and 40% of the system’s photovoltaic panels are installed. SolarCity expects the system to be complete in June and interconnection complete in July. Note that the school engaged in a Power Purchase Agreement for the solar system’s output over 20 years, with no money down, a zero percent solar price escalator, projected first year savings of $35,000, and 20-year savings of nearly $1 million.