Basement Systems' installation of solar panels was profiled in the New Haven Register. Highlights from the article include:
Larry Janesky, president of Basement Systems, believes that “smart innovation is when you make changes before you have to make changes.”
That’s why he recently had 660 solar panels installed on the roof of a building on the company’s Progress Avenue campus. Basement Systems held an open house this week to show off the installation.
According to Janesky, the installation, which went online in July, is one of the 10 largest in the state. It cost about $1.6 million, but Janesky didn’t pay a penny.
Basement Systems is the “host site” for the solar panels, which were financed and are owned by EOS Ventures of Hancock, Mass. The cost to buy the panels, which were designed, constructed and installed by Alteris Renewables of Wilton, was heavily offset by federal tax credits and state rebates, according to EOS Ventures CEO Tyler Fairbank.
In August, the first full month of operation, the panels generated about $7,300 worth of electricity, according to Janesky. This was more than the building used during that month, and the excess was sold back to the grid.
“We’re glad to be a good corporate citizen,” Janesky added.
Janesky said he’s taken other steps to reduce Basement System’s energy use. He’s bought new, more efficient heating and cooling systems; sealed off air leaks in the building; changed lighting and installed motion sensors on many light switches.
Bill Purcell, president of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, wore sunglasses to the opening house for the solar panels, despite the cloudy weather.
“This company is a true innovator,” he said. “It’s my hope that others will take this lesson” and work to become greener.
Read the complete article: https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Basement-Systems-moves-up-to-solar-11622079.php
