A seven-project portfolio for the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is nearing completion. Verogy, with help from Connecticut Green Bank, built the seven solar projects totaling 4.7 MW. CTECS will save approximately $5.4 million in energy costs over the lifetime of the systems.
Students from Howell Cheney Technical High School cut the ribbon on the new carport solar energy system.
Representatives attending a ceremonial ribbon-cutting event at the 756.8-kW carport system serving Howell Cheney Technical High School in Manchester.
“Today’s ribbon cutting marks more than the completion of a project, it reflects a commitment to using our resources more efficiently to benefit students while also exposing them to emerging energy technologies,” said CTECS Executive Director Dr. Alice Pritchard. “We’re especially grateful to our project partners for their collaboration in bringing these projects to completion so quickly.”
“It’s a privilege to help deliver clean, renewable energy to Connecticut’s technical schools, and we’re proud of what this team accomplished together,” said Steve DeNino, Chief Operating Officer, Verogy. “As a Connecticut-based company, these projects hit close to home. Having the chance to give CTECS students a firsthand look at where the solar industry is headed made these projects especially rewarding.”
In addition to the carport system serving Howell Cheney Technical High School, the other schools benefiting from the solar energy systems include:
- W.F. Kaynor Technical High School (Waterbury) – 448.8 kW rooftop system
- A.I. Prince Technical High School (Hartford) – 170.5 kW rooftop system
- Eli Whitney Technical High School (Hamden) – 832.7 kW rooftop and carport systems
- Emmett O’Brien Technical High School (Ansonia) – 897.6 kW rooftop and carport systems
- Henry Abbott Technical High School (Danbury) – 656.7 kW carport system
- H.H. Ellis Technical High School (Danielson) – 959.2 kW roof and carport system
