Shawme Heights II Apartments have gone Solar!
Installation funded by Recovery Act, reducing energy consumption and costs
WALTHAM, Mass., August 30, 2011– Sunlight Solar Energy Inc. recently completed installation of a 13.44 kW solar electric system on the Shawme Heights II apartment complex in Sandwich, MA. Funded by the Recovery Act Green Retrofit Program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the installation will help cut utility costs and increase the energy efficiency of the building.
Sunlight Solar Energy, a solar design and installation company in Waltham, estimates that the 42 panel photovoltaic system will save $2,599 annually in electric bills and will offset carbon dioxide emissions by 20,634 lbs annually. “We are excited to make Shawme Heights II a green building,” says Betty Rankin, Property Manager of the 50-unit affordable residential property. “Solar energy seems like a natural thing to do.”
Shawme Heights II is one of the several Massachusetts affordable housing properties that received funding from HUD’s Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing (GRP). GRP awards grants and loans from Recovery Act funds to affordable housing developments for energy efficient upgrades, ranging from window and door replacement to solar panels and geothermal installation. The Green Retrofit Program has provided $250 million nationally in order to improve the quality of life for affordable housing residents, reduce energy consumption and costs, and create local jobs in the green energy industry.
About Sunlight Solar Energy
Sunlight Solar Energy (www.sunlightsolar.com) is a certified grid-tied solar electric installation contractor committed to providing the highest quality grid-tied solar electric installations for homes and businesses. Sunlight Solar Energy, Inc is a licensed and insured Solar Installer and has installed over 400 solar arrays throughout New England. Sunlight Solar is a Premier Dealer of SunPower solar modules and inverters.