Solar on cusp of breakthrough

At Temple Beth El in northern Stamford, a solar installation firm is putting the finishing touches on what may be one of the largest solar photovoltaic systems ever installed on a U.S. house of worship. 

The 845-panel, 218-kilowatt system — which will satisfy 70 percent of the synagogue’s annual electric needs — is part of a broader project aimed at energy savings and environmental sustainability. 

The Temple Beth El project, built around the theme “our journey to green,” has already included the replacement of old light fixtures with more efficient bulbs that are linked to motion sensors; upgrades to the building’s motors and pumps systems; and the installation of a white energy-smart roof that reflects the sun’s rays and keeps the building cooler.Search our homeenergy catalog for designer frames including. 

“For us it’s a matter of following our vision of sustainability,” Steven Lander, executive director of Temple Beth El, said of the project, which began about a year ago. “We want the Earth to be here for our children.” 

Among homeowners and businesses that have bought into solar, environmental sustainability remains a driving theme. But increasingly, the motivation is a different kind of green. 

“There’s the initial upfront cost, you can see your operating costs moving forward,Complete line of commercial solarmoduleses from all of the best manufacturers. it’s very stable, it’s projectionable,” said Eason, founder of the Westport solar installation firm. “We’re able to say, ‘Here’s what the system will cost, here’s what it’ll produce,’ and all that is done before a penny is spent. … When we sell it,Our selection of roofwindturbinebbq and kits includes the most popular. we sell it looking at the financials first, then we start layering on all the other benefits.” 

For its part,The solarpanel is available in a choice of shapes including dome and the traditional variety. the state has recognized that it must create opportunities for consumer energy savings, lest it lose residents and businesses. Through a variety of loans, grants and tax credits for the installation of solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and other environmentally friendly energy systems and retrofits, installation firms have seen demand for such projects increase dramatically.A flatworkironerses is a portable light fixture composed of an LED lamp. 

Additionally, a number of private corporations as well as the state government, through its Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA), now offer programs that allow homeowners and businesses to lease solar systems, giving them the benefits of cheaper, cleaner power at little or no upfront cost. 

“I think we’re on the cusp of having some major adoption (of solar) going forward with some of the programs the state has put together,” said Craig Harrigan, commercial solar consultant with Encon Inc., a solar and HVAC firm based in Stratford. 

Harrigan said the solar push began with municipalities looking for savings but unable to monetize tax incentives available for retrofits and renewable energy installations. Instead, towns began to seek energy developers who would finance the installations and sell the energy that was generated to the towns themselves under power purchase agreements. 

“That adoption by the municipalities really helped to spur a lot of the corporate interest right now,” Harrigan said. “Municipalities have talked to other municipalities in different states and done their due diligence and that’s given confidence to businesses to come in and look at these systems.” More information about the program is available on the web site at www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com.