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Sudbury solar installs nearing operation; DPW, Fairbanks systems to offset majority of building use
Summary
Town sustainability staff and contractor representatives reported electrical wiring is complete at the DPW roof and panel installation is scheduled; Fairbanks and Atkinson solar work is advancing and an interconnection application is pending with Eversource.
Byron Lubmans, with Select, told the Town of Sudbury Energy and Sustainability Committee that electrical wiring for the Department of Public Works (DPW) rooftop project is complete and that panels are scheduled to be installed this week, with a town request for permission to operate expected in the first quarter of this year.
The update matters because the DPW and Fairbanks systems are sized to cover most of each building’s electricity use and to provide net-metering credits to other town accounts. "We received the certificate of completion on the electrical wiring, which is a significant kind of milestone in that it enables us to secure the smart incentive for that project," Lubmans said. He told the committee crews were mobilizing for panel installation and that permission to operate would follow the final filings with Eversource.
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