October 2012 - Association of Marina Industries

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new solar arrays are being installed on two of the yard’s
buildings that will provide clean power for the operation of
the entire facility.
The work on the solar arrays is being done by a company
called Efficient Energy Solutions, also known as E2SOL, a
3-year-old renewable energy developer and general contractor
headquartered in East Greenwich. E2SOL boasts
that it innovates renewable energy technologies, develops
custom project solutions, and offers products designed to
maximize energy consumption efficiencies.
E2SOL develops projects related to wind, solar and microhydro
power. In addition to a solar hotwater installation,
E2SOL’s previous work includes the sale and installment
of a 50-kilowatt wind turbine for Safe Way Auto Center in
Bristol. The company has also acquired the land rights to
56 acres in Massachusetts for the development of a 6-megawatt
solar farm.
In December of last year, E2SOL entered into a contract
with Conanicut Marine Services for the sale and installation
of a new solar power array. According to Anthony
Baro, the project director, E2SOL was hired to replace the
roofs on two buildings and install a 126-kilowatt solar array
on the facility. The updated facility has the potential to
net meter approximately 184,548 kilowatt hours per year of
the electrical power at Conanicut Marine Services through
National Grid’s net metering program. The result will be
a savings of nearly 4,000 tons of greenhouse gas over the
course of the system’s 25-year lifespan. That savings is
equivalent to the energy used for 7.5 million auto miles.
The boatyard project is the largest renewable energy facility
to be developed in the state’s marine trades industry thus
far. The effort is supported by a team of at least 15 local
professionals, including Jack’s Electric of Jamestown. Other
contractors on the job include F&S Electric, Munro Distributing
and Capital Roofing. Work on the project is now
approximately 50 percent complete. The new power system
is expected to be fully functional later this fall.
According to Bill Munger, owner of Conanicut Marine, the
move to solar power was a natural progression for his company.
“We’ve always been proactive in the environmental
world.”
Munger explained that two of the four boat sheds at his
yard have roofs that face south. This allows them to gather
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