New Canaan Town Hall Goes Solar

From the Town of New Canaan: On Thursday July 25, 2019, First Selectman Kevin Moynihan flipped the switch at Town Hall to activate the first of four solar projects under the town’s alternative energy initiative.

The Town Hall solar project is a 45.65 kilowatt photovolcaic, or PV, system that consists of 122 solar PV panels with a predicted production of 53,180 kilowatt-hours per year. The new system will enable the town to realize substantial annual electricity cost savings and move the town toward more resilient, renewable and clean energy. In addition to substantially reducing Town Hall’s electrical load from the grid, the town will be able to sell back surplus energy produced to Eversource and also capitalize on renewable energy credits from Eversource.

The other town-owned buildings included in the alternative initiative are the Department of Public Works Garage, the Waveny Pool House and the Nature Center’s Animal Care building. The four solar projects are predicted to produce a combined total! of 255,450 kilowatt-hours per year, which is the equivalent of removing 30 homes from the grid resulting in a reduction of 420,290 pounds of CO2 annually.

Mark Robbins of MHR Development has been managing this project for the town.

This press release was produced by the Town of New Canaan. The views expressed here are the author's own.