Nexamp has completed a 168-kW rooftop solar project for Circle Furniture in Acton, Massachusetts. A key piece of the popular retailer’s sustainability practice, the solar installation will cover 100% of the energy used at Circle Furniture’s Acton warehouse with additional capacity powering its store in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Circle Furniture is a founding member of the Sustainable Furnishings Council, a non-profit coalition created to promote sustainable practices among manufacturers, retailers and consumers. With its switch to solar power, Circle Furniture helps to reduce the same amount of CO2 emissions as 124 acres of US forest in one year, while simultaneously insulating its business from electricity price fluctuations.
“Circle Furniture’s mission is to provide beautiful, quality, and sustainably made home furnishings to our customers. The solar project greatly aligned with that goal,” said Jessica Tubman, Director of Business Development for Circle Furniture. “It’s a tangible expression that our business is continually taking steps to be part of the greater environmental, social and economic solution. Nexamp made the entire process easy and also demonstrated to us that adopting clean and sustainable solar power made great business sense. Additionally, Nexamp’s focus is here in Massachusetts so we know, like us, they are committed to supporting and working with our local communities.”
According to Nexamp CEO Zaid Ashai, “Innovative and progressive companies like Circle Furniture think through the impact of every aspect of their business and actively seek ways to improve that impact for the near and long-term. Circle Furniture stands for quality furnishings that last and take care of our environment, so the integration of solar power into their business is a natural fit.”
Project Details
Racking: PanelClaw
Panel: Yingli Solar
Inverter: Solectria Renewables
Monitoring provider: DECK
Nexamp acquires Hancock Solar project from EOS Ventures
Also, EOS Ventures, has closed on its sale of the development rights for a 2.4 MW solar project to Nexamp. The project is situated on land owned by an affiliate of Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, MA. Nexamp will construct, own, and operate the solar facility. The project is expected to go online by the end of September, 2015.
EOS Ventures, together with Apis Energy Group, has been the driving force behind the development work on the project, including the design, engineering, and coordination with state agencies as well as the local utility and town of Hancock.
Jiminy Peak will purchase the output generated by the facility adding to its growing portfolio of environmentally sustainable energy options that includes a 1.5 MW GE wind turbine constructed in 2007 and a cogeneration facility installed in 2012. With these solar credits, 80% of Jiminy Peak’s annual electricity demand will be met or offset by renewable energy.
“This project has been a unique development,” said Tyler Fairbank, CEO of the Fairbank Group. “Both EOS and Jiminy Peak are within the Fairbank Group portfolio of businesses and both companies’ complementary capabilities were critical to getting the project this far. Nexamp has been an outstanding partner and its capabilities will allow for a seamless transition from acquisition through commercial operations.”
“Acquisitions are a natural complement to our solar development, construction, and financing capabilities, and a growing part of our success as a company,” said Zaid Ashai, CEO of Nexamp. “Our ability to work with impressive partners like EOS at any stage of a solar project’s lifecycle helps to ensure that quality projects get built and contribute to our vibrant clean energy economy. Nexamp continues to seek quality acquisitions like the EOS solar project.”
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