Solar Projects
West Hartford has 4 solar photovoltaic projects installed and another 5 underway. Together the 4 installed projects produce about 132,000 kWh of electricity a year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 91 metric tons of CO2, or the equivalent of 17.8 passenger vehicles. (Source: U.S EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator)
The electricity produced by some of these solar arrays helps the Town meet its annual clean energy commitments.
Solar Production - spreadsheet w/ monthly & annual data
Weblinks - live data
- Town Hall - 3 KW
- Conard High School - 3 KW
- Hall High School - 3 KW
- Bristow Middle School - 95 KW (USERID: bristow.kiosk PSWD:Bristow09!)
- Conard Renewable Energy Lab (in progress)
- Smith Elementary School (in progress)
- Department of Public Works - 102 KW (in progress)
- Bishops Corner Library/Senior Center - 58 KW (in progress)
- Wolcott Elementary School - 10 KW (in progress)
Project Descriptions and Photos
Town Hall - 3 KW solar photovoltaic array. Installed in July 2006, as part of the CT Clean Energy Communities Program. This array produces about 3,600 kWh annually.
 Town Hall solar array.
Conard High School - 3 KW solar photovoltaic array. Installed in fall 2008, as part of the CT Clean Energy Communities Program. This array produces about 3,100 kWh annually.
 Conard solar array.
Hall High School - 3 KW solar photovoltaic array. Installed in spring 2009, as part of the CT Clean Energy Communities Program. This array produces about 3,300 kWh annually.
 Hall solar array.
Bristow Middle School - 95 KW solar photovoltaic array. Installed in December 2009, this solar array is owned and operated by Sun Edison LLC under a power purchase agreement (PPA). It generates about 122,000 kWh annually, which is equivalent to about 20% of Bristow’s annual electric use. There is a solar kiosk in the lobby of the school that provides real-time information on what the system is generating.
 
  Bristow solar array.
Conard Renewable Energy Lab (in progress).
Smith Elementary School (in progress). Power purchase agreement with Sun Edison LLC.
Department of Public Works (in progress). 102 KW solar photovoltaic array. Power purchase agreement with Tioga Energy. To be installed spring 2012.
Bishops Corner Library/Senior Center (in progress). 58 KW solar photovoltaic array. Power purchase agreement with Tioga Energy. Proposed PV Layout. Solar Panel Info: UPSolar, UP-M280P, 39" X 77" X 1.97", 290 modules installed. To be installed spring 2012.
Wolcott Elementary School (in progress). 10 KW solar photovoltaic array. 8 KW to be installed in as part of the CT Clean Energy Communities Program, with an additional 2 KW funded by a grant from Whole Foods. Contractor walk-thru February 2, 2012. To be installed spring 2012.
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