PES Launches New Solar Project
Harrison, NY and Willits, Calif.
- December 1, 2008: Perpetual Energy Systems (PES), a leading comprehensive
financier of photovoltaic solar energy systems today announces the launch of its
newest project hosted at the City of Willits Water Treatment Plant. The project
guarantees a reduction in energy costs and has the capacity to generate
approximately 530,000 kilowatt hours AC (kWh) per year to meet 100 percent of
the plant’s current power needs.
PES financed the development and
installation of the Willits systems, at no cost to the City, utilizing
conventional financing and equity raised through the federal renewable energy
tax credit. This custom financial program not only meets the City’s water
treatment plant energy and budgetary needs, but offers of the City of Willits
reduced utility costs by purchasing electricity generated by the renewable and
perpetual solar energy system at the Willits Water Treatment Plant.
“We are honored to work with an
innovative and forward-thinking city committed to sustainable energy,” says
Laurance Friedman, co-chair of Perpetual Energy Systems. “This public-private
partnership is a true testament to how a privately-held company and a
municipality can work together to reduce a city’s impact on the environment.”
The City of Willits began its move
towards becoming a sustainable community in 2004 when it partnered with the
Willits Economic LocaLization (WELL), a citizen’s organization created to foster
a sustainable, local economy based on the principles of sufficiency,
responsibility and life promoting actions. The City and WELL worked with the
Renewable Energy Development Institute, a professional services organization
specializing in renewable energy project development, to solicit a solar project
in Willits.
“Even as a community of 5,000
residents, we feel it is important to do the most we can to reduce or eliminate
our impact on the environment,” says Holly Madrigal, mayor of the City of
Willits. “Hosting solar energy systems at our water treatment plant not only
reduces the city’s energy consumption and costs over the next 25 years, the
project reaffirms our commitment to being a ‘green’ community.”
The project was developed and
installed by Stellar Energy Solutions, a leading commercial solar integrator in
California. Bud Garman and Sons and Solaris, Inc., both local
sub-contractors, were used in the project for site preparation and mechanical
and electrical installation.
“We have been involved with the
installation of solar energy systems across the Unites States and now that the
state of California has adopted the $3.2 billion
solar energy initiative, it is very encouraging to see smaller
municipalities like Willits supporting the development of sustainable energy,”
said Michael Raspolich, vice president of Stellar Energy Solutions.
For more information about the City
of Willits Water Treatment Plant Solar Energy Project or to speak with a
representative of Perpetual Energy Systems or the City of Willits, please
contact Marlena DeFalco at 303-682-3943 or marlena@linnelltaylor.com.
About Perpetual Energy
Systems
Perpetual Energy Systems is a
comprehensive developer of solar powered renewable energy systems, providing
solar energy power to industrial, commercial and municipal enterprises. Without
the need for capital expenditure outlays, recipients benefit from reduced
utility costs, access to sustainable energy sources and a significant reduction
in carbon outputs through clean energy technology. Perpetual combines
renewable energy tax credits with conventional financing to achieve the design,
construction, installation and operations of large-scale solar energy
systems. For more information, please contact Laurance Friedman at
914-777-2224 or visit them at www.goperpetual.com.
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About the City of
Willits
Willits is a city located in
Mendocino County, California. As the Heart of Mendocino County and the Gateway
to the Redwoods, the city of Willits is the eastern terminus of the California
Western Railroad, running through the Coast Redwood forests to coastal Fort
Bragg. After working with the Willits Economic LocaLization program, the city is
working to become one of the country’s most sustainable communities. As of the
2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,073. For more information
about Willits, CA please visit www.thecityofwillits.com.
About Stellar Energy
Solutions
Stellar Energy Solutions is a
California-based solar systems integrator, designing and installing solar energy
systems for corporate, non-profit, educational and governmental facilities
nationwide. For more information contact Keith Rutledge at 707-395-3208 or visit
the Stellar website at www.stellarenergy.com.
December 4, 2008
PES Launches New Solar Project
Harrison, NY and Willits, Calif.
- December 1, 2008: Perpetual Energy Systems (PES), a leading comprehensive
financier of photovoltaic solar energy systems today announces the launch of its
newest project hosted at the City of Willits Water Treatment Plant. The project
guarantees a reduction in energy costs and has the capacity to generate
approximately 530,000 kilowatt hours AC (kWh) per year to meet 100 percent of
the plant’s current power needs.
PES financed the development and
installation of the Willits systems, at no cost to the City, utilizing
conventional financing and equity raised through the federal renewable energy
tax credit. This custom financial program not only meets the City’s water
treatment plant energy and budgetary needs, but offers of the City of Willits
reduced utility costs by purchasing electricity generated by the renewable and
perpetual solar energy system at the Willits Water Treatment Plant.
“We are honored to work with an
innovative and forward-thinking city committed to sustainable energy,” says
Laurance Friedman, co-chair of Perpetual Energy Systems. “This public-private
partnership is a true testament to how a privately-held company and a
municipality can work together to reduce a city’s impact on the environment.”
The City of Willits began its move
towards becoming a sustainable community in 2004 when it partnered with the
Willits Economic LocaLization (WELL), a citizen’s organization created to foster
a sustainable, local economy based on the principles of sufficiency,
responsibility and life promoting actions. The City and WELL worked with the
Renewable Energy Development Institute, a professional services organization
specializing in renewable energy project development, to solicit a solar project
in Willits.
“Even as a community of 5,000
residents, we feel it is important to do the most we can to reduce or eliminate
our impact on the environment,” says Holly Madrigal, mayor of the City of
Willits. “Hosting solar energy systems at our water treatment plant not only
reduces the city’s energy consumption and costs over the next 25 years, the
project reaffirms our commitment to being a ‘green’ community.”
The project was developed and
installed by Stellar Energy Solutions, a leading commercial solar integrator in
California. Bud Garman and Sons and Solaris, Inc., both local
sub-contractors, were used in the project for site preparation and mechanical
and electrical installation.
“We have been involved with the
installation of solar energy systems across the Unites States and now that the
state of California has adopted the $3.2 billion
solar energy initiative, it is very encouraging to see smaller
municipalities like Willits supporting the development of sustainable energy,”
said Michael Raspolich, vice president of Stellar Energy Solutions.
For more information about the City
of Willits Water Treatment Plant Solar Energy Project or to speak with a
representative of Perpetual Energy Systems or the City of Willits, please
contact Marlena DeFalco at 303-682-3943 or marlena@linnelltaylor.com.
About Perpetual Energy
Systems
Perpetual Energy Systems is a
comprehensive developer of solar powered renewable energy systems, providing
solar energy power to industrial, commercial and municipal enterprises. Without
the need for capital expenditure outlays, recipients benefit from reduced
utility costs, access to sustainable energy sources and a significant reduction
in carbon outputs through clean energy technology. Perpetual combines
renewable energy tax credits with conventional financing to achieve the design,
construction, installation and operations of large-scale solar energy
systems. For more information, please contact Laurance Friedman at
914-777-2224 or visit them at www.goperpetual.com.
About the City of
Willits
Willits is a city located in
Mendocino County, California. As the Heart of Mendocino County and the Gateway
to the Redwoods, the city of Willits is the eastern terminus of the California
Western Railroad, running through the Coast Redwood forests to coastal Fort
Bragg. After working with the Willits Economic LocaLization program, the city is
working to become one of the country’s most sustainable communities. As of the
2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,073. For more information
about Willits, CA please visit www.thecityofwillits.com.
About Stellar Energy
Solutions
Stellar Energy Solutions is a
California-based solar systems integrator, designing and installing solar energy
systems for corporate, non-profit, educational and governmental facilities
nationwide. For more information contact Keith Rutledge at 707-395-3208 or visit
the Stellar website at www.stellarenergy.com.