Constellation, GE Team with The Home Depot to Install Largest Rooftop Solar Array in Washington, D.C.
May 30 2018 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
554 kW system is the first of those committed
through Exelon’s merger with Pepco Holdings to begin operation;
Expected to prevent the release of more than 7,300 metric tons of
carbon dioxide
Constellation, an Exelon company, and GE today announced the
completion of a 554 kilowatt (DC) solar generation project for The
Home Depot’s Washington, D.C., store. The solar project, now the
largest single rooftop array in the District*, is expected to
supply more than 9.9 million kilowatt hours of electricity to The
Home Depot over a 15-year period, accounting for an anticipated
35-40 percent of the store’s annual energy use.
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The Home Depot's 554 kW solar array
consists of more than 1,400 photovoltaic panels. (Photo: Business
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The Home Depot will purchase the electricity generated by the
system through a 15-year power purchase agreement with
Constellation. GE’s Solar Development team designed the project,
led the construction process and will be responsible for operations
and maintenance over the duration of the contract.
The solar power system — comprised of more than 1,400 LG
photovoltaic panels — is expected to avoid more than 7,300 metric
tons of carbon dioxide during the full term of operation and have
the same benefit to the environment as taking 1,578 passenger
vehicles off the road, according to U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency data.
“As the leading home improvement retailer, The Home Depot is
proud to host the largest single rooftop solar project in the
District,” said Craig D’Arcy, director of Energy Management for The
Home Depot. “We thank Constellation and GE for their collaboration
as we take another big step toward our commitment to increase
support for alternative energy projects.”
For Constellation, the Home Depot project — located in the
Brentwood neighborhood in Northeast D.C. — is part of 7 megawatts
of solar generation Exelon committed to install in the District
through its merger with Pepco Holdings Inc., in 2015. It’s also the
first of multiple Constellation-owned, GE-developed rooftop arrays
for The Home Depot, which will feature solar on additional stores
in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland by the end
of 2018.
“Constellation is dedicated to supporting renewable energy in
Washington, D.C., and is proud that this project enabled part of
Exelon and Pepco Holdings Inc.’s commitment to District
stakeholders to go online several months ahead of schedule,” said
Brendon Quinlivan, executive director, Distributed Energy
Origination, Constellation. “We’re also pleased to help The Home
Depot expand its commitment and support of renewable energy
nationwide.”
“As we continue the growth of GE’s Solar Development business
with installations around the country, we’re proud to team with
both The Home Depot and Constellation,” said Erik Schiemann,
general manager of GE’s Solar Development business. “Energy
projects like this provide meaningful benefits to our customers,
and we’re committed to being the solar leader businesses everywhere
can depend on.”
For The Home Depot, the D.C. project is the latest of 50 planned
rooftop solar projects that the company is undertaking to reach its
goal of utilizing 135 megawatts of alternative and renewable energy
by 2020.
* According to Energy Acuity data.
About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty
retailer, with 2,285 retail stores in all 50 states,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin
Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. In
fiscal 2017, The Home Depot had sales of $100.9
billion and earnings of $8.6 billion. The Company employs
more than 400,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow
Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.
About Constellation
Constellation is a leading competitive retail supplier of power,
natural gas and energy products and services for homes and
businesses across the continental United States. Constellation's
family of retail businesses serves approximately 2 million
residential, public sector and business customers, including more
than two-thirds of the Fortune 100. Baltimore-based Constellation
is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s
leading competitive energy provider, with 2017 revenues of
approximately $33.5 billion, and more than 32,700 megawatts of
owned capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and
lowest-cost power generation fleets. Learn more at
www.constellation.com or on Twitter at @ConstellationEG.
About GE’s Solar Development Business
GE’s Solar Development Business delivers turnkey energy
development solutions to business enterprises and institutions
throughout North America. With a deep bench of industry talent, our
business is devoted to the quality execution of renewable energy
solutions, providing an energy partnership approach to reducing
energy costs. As part of the world’s Digital Industrial Company, we
bring reliability and trust to energy innovation. With people,
services, technology and scale, GE is committed to better outcomes
for customers.
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