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West Hartford has eight (8) solar photovoltaic projects installed and another one (1) underway. Together, the 8 installed projects total 276.5 KW and produce about 345,000 kWh of electricity a year. This solar electricity generation helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 238 metric tons of CO2, or the equivalent of 46.6 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
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 is comprised of 544 modules and generates about 120,000 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.
Department of Public Works. 102 KW solar photovoltaic array. Installed in May 2012, this solar array is owned and operated by Tioga Energy under a power purchase agreement. It consists of 363 280-watt solar modules and will produce about 130,000 kWh annually, close to 50% of the building's electricity!
  DPW solar array.
Bishops Corner Library/Senior Center (in progress). 58 KW solar photovoltaic array. Installed in May 2012, this solar array is owned and operated by Tioga Energy under a power purchase agreement. It consists of 209 280 watt UPSolar modules and will produce about 70,000 kWh annually, or about 40% of the building's electricity.
   Bishops Corner solar array.
Wolcott Elementary School. 11 KW solar photovoltaic array. Installed October 2012 by Northeast Smart Energy, LLC, this is a town-owned system: 9 KW donated as part of the CT Clean Energy Communities Program and an additional 2 KW funded by a grant from Whole Foods. It consists of 120 Schuco ezFlat Roof 4.0 modules.
 
Wolcott solar array under construction.
Conard Green Energy Community Display Lab. Solar PV, Wind, Geothermal (in progress) and Solar Thermal. Read more. The 1.5 KW solar photovoltaic array, installed by Opel Solar, consists of 3 mini-trackers.
   Lab Opening, June 5, 2012.
Smith Elementary School (in progress). Power purchase agreement with Sun Edison LLC. | 
