From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Thu, 9 Jan 2014 09:51:06 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Solar brownfield in Stow, Massachusetts |
PRESS RELEASE Main Street Power January 8, 2014Main Street Power and Partners Announce Completion of 2.5MW Solar Energy Facility on a Brownfield Site in Stow, MA Sustainable land use project supports the state’s solar development directives while keeping energy costs low for Stow residents Stow, Mass., January 8, 2013---Main Street Power Company, Inc. ("Main Street Power"), in partnership with MS Solar Solutions Corp., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, today announced the completion of a 2.5MW solar project on a brownfield site in Stow, Massachusetts. The conversion of the Massachusetts DEP-monitored brownfield site into a productive, energy-generating resource supports the state’s solar siting priorities while keeping energy costs low for local residents. The solar facility is located on a leased 12-acre parcel of land and was constructed in less than four months by solar EPC firm Gehrlicher Solar America Corp. Gehrlicher maintains an active sales and engineering office in Boston and utilizes local labor for its projects in Massachusetts. The project is owned and operated by Main Street Power. “Our mission is to deliver affordable solar energy to mainstream America through ownership and operation of distributed generation projects,” stated Amory Host, CEO of Main Street Power. He added, "The environmental and local participation in this sustainable land use project make it a perfect fit for our portfolio." ... For the entire release, seehttp://mainstreetpower.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ Stow_FinalPressRelease.pdf -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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