Anne Arundel County Executive Stuart Bateman, officials from Anne Arundel County Public Works (DPW), Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and Standard Solar officially celebrated the completion of a solar project that will bring clean energy to the office. Facilities provided. (BUO) Millersville complex.
The "Flip the Switch" celebration highlighted the massive project, which combines four parking lots and seven rooftop solar panels that generate 1.3 megawatts of power.
DPW engineers used a $3 million Alternative Energy Resources Program grant from Maryland's Environmental Water and Power Infrastructure Program (EWIP). The EWIP grant represents 73% of the project investment of $4,110,394. The project will meet more than 90% of the complex's current electricity demand.
"Congratulations to DPW on the project and we look forward to many more," said CEO Pittman. "You don't think that DPW is the driving force behind the country's environment, but it is. We want all the electricity used by local utilities to be generated here or purchased as renewable energy by 2030."
Standard Solar has been selected by Anne Arundel County to design and build the parking lot and rooftop solar arrays.
"This project is critical to advancing Maryland's ambitious clean energy goals and driving the state's clean energy transition," said Darrell Bellon, director of business development for Standard Solar. "Anne Arundel County's strategic partnership demonstrates our commitment to building partnerships that improve environmental stewardship and enable businesses to effectively manage and reduce energy-related costs. We are very proud to have developed this successful car/roof project in the state of Maryland. Congratulations to both Anne Arundel County Public To the Works team, as well as to all the participants in this important initiative.
The system is expected to cover more than 90% of the total annual electricity demand of the BUO complex.
The electricity generated by the solar panels will be applied to the group's electricity bill through BGE's Gross Net Counting program. And as the country stores more energy in the pool, solar power could outpace demand. In April, BGE must compensate the district for solar energy not used in the previous 12 months.
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