Customer Success Stories
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The case studies below represent a few of the recent projects we facilitated in collaboration with our customers. Whether it's system integration, distribution, consultation, financing, rebate procurement or system design - we have the knowledge and experience to assist you with any size project.
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Location - Carver, MA
Provided - System design and all solar components. System installed by Young Electrical Services.
Facility Type - SLT Construction
System Specs - 189,720 DC watt solar photovoltaic grid-tied system, (744) 255 watt solar panels, (3) 75KW inverter(s)
Spotlight - This solar system will reduce Green House Gas emissions by 2,817 tons of CO2 over 25 years! Equivalent CO2 Reductions: Trees Planted: 112,664 trees planted; Medium Car: 5,121,091 miles
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Location - Brookline, MA
Provided - System design and all solar components.
Facility Type - Groom Energy
System Specs - 3,220 DC watt solar photovoltaic grid-tied system,(14) 230watt solar panels, (1) 3KW inverter(s), and a Unirac ballasted racking system.
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Location - North Attleboro, MA
Provided - System design and all solar components
Facility Type - Duma Art Kraft
System Specs - 279,500 DC watt solar photovoltaic grid-tied system, (1,118) LG mono 250 watt solar panels, (3) Solectria PVI60KW inverter(s), (1) Solectria PVI 82kw inverter and a standing seam racking system.
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Location - Milford, MA
Provided - System design and all solar components. Installed by Renaud Electric & Communications.
Facility Type - 495 Rental
System Specs - 29,900 DC watt solar photovoltaic grid-tied system, including the installation of (130) 230 watt solar panels, (5) 5.3KW inverter(s), and standing seam racking system.
Spotlight - This system has generated 9,642 kWh of energy and has offset 12,053 LBS. of CO2 emissions.
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Location - Marion, MA
Provided - Solar components, system design. System installed by Fred Borges Electric.
Facility - A&J Boat Corp.
System Specs - 170 LG230 solar modules. 39.1 kW system
Spotlight - This system has generated 9,585 kWh of energy and has offsett 11,982 LBS. of CO2 emissions.
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Location- Franklin, MA
Provided- Solar components, system design, project management, site supervision
Facility- Residence
System Specs- 30 MAGE Solar Module: Powertec Plus 230/6PI, 2 Solectria inverters. System Size: 6.9 kW
Spotlight- This system was designed with a 5- 6 year payback period, with an average monthly utility savings of $136 over system life. The system will reduce green house gas emissions by 133 tons of CO2 over its 25 year life span. This is equivalent to planting 5,312 trees.
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Location - South Yarmouth, MA
Provided - Solar components
Facility- Yarmouth- Dennis Septage Treatment Facility
System Specs- This roof mounted array was financially structured as a power purchase agreement and designed by Waterline Alternative Energies to include 1,200 Canadian Solar 230W panels, a Solectria SGI 266 inverter and a Sunlink ballasted racking system. System Size: 276 kW
Spotlight- The system will generate approximately 300,000 kWh of electricty annually and will save the towns $33,000 of utility expenses in the first year alone.
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Location - Dartmouth, MA
Provided - System design, project management, solar components and site supervision. System installed by Fred Borges Electric.
Facility - R.P. Valois & Company
System Specs - 112 Opsun 295W modules, 3 Solectria inverters, UniRac Solarmount racking system. System Size: 33 kW
Spotlight - This system was designed with a 6 year payback period, with an average monthly utility savings of $570 over system life. The system will reduce green house gas emissions by 612 tons of CO2 over its 25 year life span. This is equivalent to planting 24,492 trees.
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Location - Southboro, MA
Provided - System design, project management, site supervision and solar components
Facility - Residence
System Specs- 18 Mage 230 watt modules, 1 Solectria PVI 240V inverter. System Size: 4.14 kW
Spotlight - This solar system was designed with an 8 year pay-back period and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 88 tons of CO2 over its 25 year life span. This is equivalent to planting 3,500 trees. The rate of return on cash invested is 12.2% and the system saves them $135 per month in energy bills!
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Location - West Dennis, MA
Provided - System design, project procurement, site supervision and solar components. System installed by Fred Borges Electric.
Facility - Lighthouse Inn
System Specs -120 Canadian Solar CSP-250M modules and 5 Solectria PVI-5300 inverters. System Size: 27 kW
Spotlight - This system will reduce Green House Gas emissions by 507 tons for over 25 years! This is equivalent to planting 20,292 trees and a small car traveling 1,719,661 miles.
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Location - Taunton, MA
Provided - System design, project management, site supervision and solar components.
Facility - Residence
System Specs - 10 Canadian Solar 225 watt modules, Ready Solar racking system, 10 Enphase micro- inverters. System Size: 2.25 kW
Spotlight - This homeowner now saves over $64 a month over the 25+ lifespan of the system. His rate of return on cash invested is 14.4%. Savings grow over 184% of the life of the system and his bill is reduced by 47%. The payback period is 7 years and the system will reduce green house gas emissions by 45 tons which is equivalent to planting 1,796 trees.
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Location - Mattapoisett, MA
Provided - System design, project management, site supervision and solar components. System installed by Fred Borges Electric.
Facility - Chase Canopy LLC
System Specs - 280 Mage 230 watt modules, 4 Solectria PV-15 kW inverters, Unirac Solar Mount style racking system. System Size: 60 kW
Spotlight - This system has generated 58,894 kWh of energy and has offsett 73,617 LBS. of CO2 emissions.
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Location - New Bedford, MA
Provided - System design, project management, site supervision and solar components. System installed by Souza & Branco Electric, Inc.
Facility - Howland Place
System Specs- 845 Mage 230 Watt modules, 1 95 kW Solectria inverter, ballast racking system. System size: 177 kW
Spotlight - This system has generated 261,083 kWh of energy and has offsett 326,354 LBS. of CO2 emissions.
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Location - Brewster, MA
Provided - System design, project management, site supervision and solar components
Facility - Cape Cod Sea Camps Dining Hall, Pavilion and Art Building
System Specs - Dining Hall: 104 Canadian Solar 230 watt modules, 4 Solectria PVI5300 inverters. Pavilion: 63 Canadian Solar 230 watt modules, 3 Solectria PVI 5300and 1 PVI 3000 single phase inverters. Art Bulding: 6 Ready Solar Kits. System Size: 21 kW
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Location - Fall River, MA
Provided - System design and solar components. System installed by Fred Borges Electric.
Facility - Former Mill Building converted into a warehouse and garage used as a storage facility for LAL Construction and Pleasant Street Rentals.
System Specs - 187 Opsun 295W Solar modules, 1 Solectria Inverter, PVI60kW , UniRac Solarmount racking system. System Size- 55.16 kW
Spotlight -Over the 25 year system life, the utility savings is $196,426 which equals over $655 a month in utility bill savings. The payback period is under five years with a total 311% total life-cycle payback. The system will reduce Green House gas emissions by 1,158 tons of CO2 over 25 years. This is equivalent to planting 46,492 trees.
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Location - Mattapoisett, MA
Provided - Solar components, System installed and commissioned by Solar Installation, LLC.
Facility - Mattapoisett Self Storage
System Specs - 550 Opsun 295 watt modules, 2 Solectria 82 kW inverters, S5 Mounting system. System Size: 162.25 kW
Spotlight - Over the 25 year system life, the utility savings is $705,595, which equals over $2000 a month in utility bill savings. The system will reduce Green House gas emissions by 3,070 tons of CO2 over its 25 year life span. This is equivalent to planting 122,784 trees.
Real time monitoring - Click here to view the system at work
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Location - Oakland, NJ
Provided -Solar components. System installed and commissioned by 1st American Solar.
Facility - Garden State Lumber
System Specs - 330 Mage 180 watt modules, S-5 racking system, Solectria inverter. System Size: 60kW
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Location - Somerset, MA
Provided- All solar components
Facility - Residential
System Specs - 20 Canadian Solar 230 watt modules, Solectria inverter, Unirac SolarMount rail system with QuickMount flashing kit. System size: 4600W
Spotlight -An electrician personally installed the system with help of some friends and his two sons.
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Location - Hyannis, MA
Provided - Project design and all solar components. System installed by Fred Borges Electric.
Facility - Cape Cod Cooperative Bank, ground mount
System Specs - 440 Canadian Solar 240 watt modules, 1 60kW, 2 15kW and 1 13kW Solectria 208 volt inverters, DPW Solar Racking, System Size 106.32kW
Spotlight - One of the largest commercial ground mount systems in Massachusetts. The system was designed to qualify for the Commonwealth Solar Stimulus Rebate Program. Design-Build Services provided by Project Developer Turning Mill Energy. |
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Location - Quincy, MA
Provided - Project design and all solar components. System installed by Blue Hills Electrical, Co.
Facility - Patriot Renewables manufacturing facility, a developer and operator of wind farms in the Northeast and Southwest US.
System Specs - 108 Canadian Solar 240w modules, 2 13kW Solectria Inverters, UniRac Rapid Rac ballast system, System Size 25.92 kW
Spotlight - This 26kW system was designed to receive incentives from the Commonwealth Solar Stimulus Rebate Program, which provides rebates through a non-competitive application process for the installation of photovoltaic projects. Design-Build Services provided by Project Developer Turning Mill Energy.
Real Time Monitoring - Click here to view system at work
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Location - Newburyport, MA
Provided - Project consultation and all solar components
Facility - Nock Elementary School, Edward G. Molin Middle School & the town's DPW building.
System Specs - 502kW system is comprised of 2,184 230w modules and two 5kW inverters. The photovoltaic system's power output is equivalent to 70 homes per year and will offset 402 tons of carbon output per year.
Spotlight - One of the largest municipal solar projects in Massachusetts at the time. Click here to view the system at work
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Ameresco, the City of Newburyport, Canadian Solar and Munro Distributing attend ceremony to recognize 502 kW solar project at Rupert Nock Middle School
Dec. 13, 2010 (Business Wire) -- Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, held a ceremony today at the Rupert Nock Middle School in Newburyport, MA to recognize the City of Newburyport Solar project and present a donation to the City. The project, one of the largest early municipal solar photovoltaic installations in the Commonwealth, produces 502 kW of clean, renewable electricity.
As part of its 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the City, Ameresco designed, financed and installed the 2,000 panel rooftop solar project, which was installed on three municipal buildings including the Rupert Nock Middle School, the Edward G. Molin Upper Elementary School and the Department of Public Works Building (DPW). The projects went online in September 2009 and have generated enough clean energy to offset 402 tons of carbon dioxide annually, which is the equivalent of planting more than 8,000 trees. In addition, to provide Newburyport's children with a learning experience, Ameresco installed a lobby LCD panel in the Middle School and a special software package that makes rooftop weather and solar PV production data available online for the science classrooms...
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Location - North Dartmouth, MA
Provided - Project design and all solar components
Facility Type - Dartmouth Building Supply's 55,000 sqft warehouse and mill center with corrugated roof
System Specs - 201.6kW DC system is comprised of 960 Suntech Power 210w PV modules and two 95kW Solectria inverters, and the UniRac SolarMount racking system
Spotlight - Along with being one of the largest solar projects on the South Shore, it's also one of the quickest paybacks of any our projects-under 5 years! The system will reduce Green House Gas Emissions by 3,730 tons of CO2 over 25 years and is equivalent to planting 149,184 trees. Installation was performed by Solar Installation Limited.
Real Time Monitoring - Click here to view the system at work.
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"We are proud to be at the forefront of sustainable technology with one of the Southcoast's largest photo-voltaic systems. The efficiencies gained will help us to be a better neighbor, employer, and supplier to the community. Thank you to the professional team at Munro and Solar Installation, LLC for bringing the vision to life." Joseph Delgado President, Dartmouth Building Supply
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Location - Woburn, MA
Provided - System design and all solar components for a 98kW system in the spring of 2009. In Dec of 2009, we provided consulting and an additional 100kw worth of PV modules, racking and inverters for Phase II of the 500,000 sqft Trade Center 128.
Facility Type - Cumming's Properties flagship green office building, the TradeCenter128. A LEED Gold, 500,000 sqft office complex with a 900-car parking garage.
System Specs - 98 kW DC power , 518 Canadian Solar Modules, 2 Solectria Grid-Tied Inverters, UniRac Mounting System, Estimated Annual Production: 109,289 kWh
Spotlight - Partially funded by a grant by the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, the array will generate an upwards of 10 percent of the common area lighting and HVAC systems at the facility.
Real Time Monitoring - Click here to view the system at work.
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"We were very pleased with Munro Solar's design and product selection for Cummings Properties' 98kW solar installation at TradeCenter 128. The system performs as we expected and adds tremendous value to our state-of-the-art facility. We were impressed with Munro's quick response, and their ability to follow through on all aspects of the job. We will certainly consider working with them again on future solar projects." Gary Gresh Sustainability Manager, Cummings Properties
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Location - Brockton, MA
Provided - System design and all solar components
Facility - Twenty-five year old 65,000 sqft distribution space metal building with a metal roof.
System Specs - 24 kW DC power, 120 Canadian Solar 200w modules, 2 Solectria Grid-Tied Inverters, UniRac Mounting System, Estimated Annual Production 24,762 kWh
Spotlight - Savings will equal $121,385 in utility bills over the next 25 years. It will offset 424 tons of carbon over its lifetime which is equivalent to 16,960 trees planted.
Real Time Monitoring - Click here to view the system at work.
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"Munro Distributing has shown that solar power is possible for any type of facility." - Roger Gaydou Solar Installation Limited
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Location - George's Island, Boston Harbor
Provided - System Design and Modules
Facility Type - Maintenance facility on island
System Specs - Off-grid 32kW DC power system with a battery back-up, Canadian Solar 230w modules
Spotlight - When the Massachusetts' Department of Conservation & Recreation needed an off-grid PV system with a battery back-up for George's Island new maintenance facility Munro Solar made the cut. We provided the right techniques and products for this unique challenge. We created a reliable 32kW system that will keep this 39 acre National Historic Landmark running no matter what happens on the mainland.
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Location - Hopedale, MA
Provided - System design and all solar components
Facility Type - Metro West Provisions
System Specs - 106,080 DC watt solar photovoltaic grid-tied system, including the installation of a (416) LG mono 255 watt solar panels, (1) Solectria PVI95KW inverter and Unirac L foot to rail racking system
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Location - Fall River, MA
Provided - System and all solar components
Facility Type - New England Electropolishing
System Specs - 201.96kW, 792- Solar World 255w modules, 2- Solectria PVI 95kW inverters, Unirac racking
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