Ameresco has announced the completion of a comprehensive solar PV installation for the Bank of America corporate campus in Chandler, Arizona. The campus is now home to nearly 10,000 solar modules that will offset approximately 60% of the electricity demands of the campus annually.
The 3.7-MW solar portfolio include arrays on building rooftops and covered carports, providing shade for employee and visitor parking spaces. It also includes EV charging stations, a solar-powered ATM and solar powered benches throughout the campus that employees and visitors can use to charge personal devices such as smart phones and tablets.
“In 2019, Bank of America reached Carbon Neutrality through efforts like this project. While it is a good start, we aim to be Net Zero before 2050,” said Mark O’Grady, Real Estate Portfolio Management Executive at Bank of America. “Not only is it one of the largest behind-the-meter solar projects west of Ohio, but it also gives our employees something they’ve been asking for — great covered parking spaces.”
Project construction began in November 2020 and was completed in August 2021.
News item from Ameresco. Updated with project size on Oct. 27.
Solarman says
Taking care of about 60% of the energy bill with solar PV is a robust system. What Corporate Bank of America needs to understand that by adding just one TESLA Megapack, for about $1.3 million dollars as an investment, this campus could decrease electric bills by another 20% by using the Megapack as arbitrage and time shifting cheap solar PV generated and stored for later in the day or at night. The utility demand charges are usually tacked onto every kWh of energy that passes through the meter after solar PV generation is done for the day and this is usually from about 3PM to around 9PM each day. Summertime in Southern Arizona is a BIG deal with air conditioning costs even after the sun goes down. I believe it was 2020 that Phoenix Arizona had 144 days of temperatures of 100 degrees F or higher. A little time shifted energy can go a long way in the electricity budget and having a smart system that can charge the ESS at night with off peak electricity can also help drop the 24 hour cost of electricity every day, even cloudy days.