Constellation Energy Completes Solar and Wind Installation for University of Toledo
March 29 2010 - 9:48AM
Business Wire
Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced that its
subsidiary, Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group,
has completed installation of a 1.2 megawatt solar and wind power
system at the University of Toledo’s Scott Park Campus of Energy
and Innovation in Toledo, Ohio. The campus will utilize solar and
wind power to generate electricity and the university’s commitment
to sustainability also provides students with firsthand educational
experiences with renewable technologies.
“Renewables have a twofold importance for colleges and
universities that are looking to improve their sustainability and
expose students to careers in alternative energy,” said Mark
Huston, managing director of retail energy, Constellation Energy.
“We are proud to have developed this project with the University of
Toledo and look forward to years of clean energy production as well
as years of inspiration for a generation of students that will
embark on green careers.”
“The creation and production of clean, renewable energy sources
is vital to the way we power our world. That’s why The University
of Toledo created the Scott Park Campus of Energy and Innovation,”
UT President Dr. Lloyd Jacobs said. “Our relationship with
Constellation Energy for the solar and wind electric generation
systems on that campus will help students and researchers advance
the technology that will power our future.”
The project utilizes thin-film-on-glass photovoltaic solar
technology that was originally developed based on research at the
University of Toledo. Constellation Energy’s Projects &
Services Group also installed a 132-foot wind turbine at the site.
Together, the solar and wind systems are expected annually to
generate power equivalent to the amount of electricity used by 140
homes in a year. Generating that same amount of electricity using
non-renewable sources would result in the release of more than
1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, and the
equivalent of the emissions from 200 passenger vehicles
annually.
Constellation Energy finances, designs, constructs and owns
these solar installations and supplies power generated on-site to
the customer over a period of 15 to 20 years. This creates an
attractive and affordable model that requires no upfront capital
from customers, such as The University of Toledo, and reduces
customers’ use of power from the electrical grid and associated
carbon emissions. Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services
Group has developed a number of renewable energy projects for
universities throughout the U.S., including a 17.1 megawatt system
under development on the grounds of Mount St. Mary’s University in
Emmitsburg, Md., that will be one of the largest solar
installations in the U.S. when completed.
Constellation Energy currently has approximately 25 megawatts of
on-site solar projects completed or under development throughout
the U.S., and announced last month that it has set aside $90
million to fund the development of similar solar installations in
2010. Qualifying projects of 500 kilowatts generally require at
least 100,000 square feet of roof space or two acres of open
ground. Colleges and universities and other commercial customers
interested in developing solar projects can contact Constellation
Energy at Sustainable-Solutions@constellation.com or
1-877-427-2005.
Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group utilized
the design and build services of Advanced Distribution Generation
(ADG) LLC of Northwest Ohio for the project. Plug Smart Solutions
consulted and managed the project for the University of Toledo.
Solar panels were supplied by First Solar, and photovoltaic
inverters were supplied by PV Powered. The wind turbine was
manufactured by Wind Energy Solutions (WES) of Holland.
About Constellation Energy
Constellation Energy (www.constellation.com) is a leading
supplier of energy products and services to wholesale and retail
electric and natural gas customers. It owns a diversified fleet of
generating units located in the United States and Canada, totaling
approximately 7,100 megawatts of generating capacity, and is among
the leaders pursuing the development of new nuclear plants in the
United States. The company delivers electricity and natural gas
through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated
utility in Central Maryland. A FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in
Baltimore, Constellation Energy had revenues of $15.6 billion in
2009.
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