The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont, Rock Point School, and AllEarth Renewables will announce a partnership in a new 35-panel AllSun Tracker solar installation and invite members of the media to a press briefing about the project on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 2:30 pm.
The solar project is the largest in Burlington.
The briefing will be held in the library at Rock Point School, 1 Rock Point Road.
The Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Ely, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont, C.J. Spirito, Head of School at Rock Point School, and Andrew Savage of AllEarth Renewables will be available to discuss the development, operation, and significance of the solar farm, which lies between Rock Point School and the offices of the Episcopal Diocese. A tour of the project will follow.
The 150 kilowatt project became fully operational at the end of December 2011, and it is expected to provide at 60-75 percent of the electrical power needed by the School, the Diocese’s offices, the Bishop Booth Conference Center, and four residences, all located on the Diocese’s Rock Point property. A dedication ceremony is being planned for the spring.
The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont, headquartered at its Rock Point property, comprises 48 Episcopal congregations located in communities throughout the state. Rock Point School, a day and boarding school, draws its grades 9-12 students from the Burlington area as well as many parts of the United States. AllEarth Renewables is the local manufacturer of the AllSun Tracker.
What: New solar farm press briefing at Rock Point
Where: Rock Point School Library, 1 Rock Point Road, Burlington.
(Parking available opposite school and where posted)
When: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 2:30 pm
Burlington’s largest solar installation to be commissioned at Rock Point
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