Non-profit Maintaining affordable homes (POAH) recently received the Green Light from Eversource to operate his newly installed 40.3-KW solar project on the roof in his family affordable housing in Bourne, Massachusetts.
The Array was partially financed by one Gap Energy Grant From the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. The GAP Energy Grant is an innovative and cost -effective financing model that supports clean energy projects to reduce energy consumption, save money and reduce greenhouse gases to reduce the effects of climate change.
The solar system on the roof at High Meadow Townhomes was facilitated by Poah’s Partner Courts, Housing Assistance, a non -profit provider of Housing Programs on Cape COD, and will produce an estimated average saving of $ 13,000/JR for 25 years on electrical costs. In addition, the production of $ 900/year for 25 years in class I Renewable Energy Certificate income with which companies/private individuals can buy environmental attributes of the solar generation to compensate for CO2 emissions from other energy consumption for environmental goals for sustainability management. The Massachusetts market yields around $ 0.03/kWh.
Earlier this year, POAH installed, together with resonating energy, sunlight panels on Torrey Woods, a family homes of 20 units in Weymouth, Massachusetts that are expected to save an average of $ 12,000/yrs on electric costs for 25 years.
Poah, a non -profit developer, owner and operator of more than 14,000 affordable rental apartments nationwide, is known as a leader in sustainability of multiple families and energy efficiency, which constantly implements the latest technology in energy -agent. The design + building performance team integrates holistic energy and water efficiency into development projects and its own portfolio, works closely with real estate management staff to maintain the green upgrades of each building and to monitor the effectiveness of our conservation initiatives. Poah has built some of his new developments on the passive house standard of the Passive House Institute of the US (Phius), the most important level of environmentalness in multi -family construction that creates comfortable and healthy structures that require minimal energy.
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