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Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 19, 2010 SOLON has announced it secured a contract from Rivermoor Energy and Fischbach and Moore, on behalf of National Grid to supply its premium quality solar modules for a one-megawatt solar photovoltaic project. National Grid's project will provide a new "brightfield" to Haverhill, Mass. Construction on the Haverhill project has begun by solar developer Rivermoor Energy and electrical contractor, Fischbach and Moore. The project, which will be completed in the fall of 2010, is designed to generate 1,016 kilowatts of direct current power or approximately 1,300 megawatt-hours per year. Energy production comes from 3,696 SOLON ground-mounted panels on roughly five acres. "We are pleased to have selected the SOLON-Rivermoor Energy-Fischbach team to supply materials and expertise for our Haverhill solar site as we continue development of our solar projects under Massachusetts' Green Communities Act," said Fouad Dagher, renewable energy program manager for National Grid. "The project supports the solar industry both in materials and in providing green jobs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We've already completed one site in Whitinsville, Mass. Haverhill is next, and three more sites are underway, for a total of five megawatts of solar generation." "By converting a former industrial site into a next-generation solar brightfield, National Grid is taking a leadership role in the utility industry. Rivermoor Energy and our partner, Fischbach and Moore, are pleased to utilize SOLON solar modules in this project, which will advance clean, renewable energy in Massachusetts," said John Tourtelotte, managing director, Rivermoor Energy. "National Grid shows a commendable commitment to minimizing environmental impact and advocating solar generation," said Dan Alcombright, regional vice president and general manager of North America for SOLON. "We are pleased to work with National Grid to expand their renewable generation development and bring quality solar power installations to Massachusetts." National Grid's solar generation facility in Haverhill is estimated to save 22 tons of sulfur dioxide, 9 tons of nitrous oxides, and 16,000 tons of carbon dioxide over a 30-year period. It is capable of generating enough solar energy to annually power more than 100 homes.
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