The Burlington Electric Department (BED) has announced that a 124 kW rooftop solar array at its Pine Street headquarters facility is now online. This is the latest project in the City’s ongoing commitment to add more community solar to its portfolio and brings Burlington’s total installed solar photovoltaic to 88 projects, generating 1.93 megawatts of power for the City. During the anticipated 25-year life of the new solar project, BED expects to save as much as $900,000 in power and related costs, an average of approximately $35,000 annually.
“Burlington continues to be a national leader in energy innovation,” said Mayor Miro Weinberger. “Prioritizing and building community-scale solar has been one of the City’s key energy initiatives for more than three years, and we are honoring that commitment with announcements like the one today and this summer’s unveiling of the Burlington International Airport solar array. By building solar on City-owned buildings, we lead by example and encourage businesses and organizations throughout our City to rise to the challenge of building non-polluting, locally-sourced renewable power.”
