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Green Power!
The new solar electric panel array on the roof of Main Street Industries, Common Wealth’s business incubator located at 931 East Main Street, has been generating electricity for the building since it was commissioned in late July. Annually, this 10kW DC solar electric system will generate at least 11,880 kWh of electricity and offset 13.2 tons of CO2 emissions. Full Spectrum Solar, a 2010 graduate of the Madison Enterprise Center business incubator, installed it over the winter. “We are thrilled to be generating green energy and to have a system installed by one of our incubator graduates,” said Sarah Hole, Facility Director.
Common Wealth Development was awarded $100,000 from the Business Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP) administered by the City of Madison Community Development Block Grant Program to make energy improvements to MSI that include 22 new high efficiency HVAC units, a 10 kWh solar electric system and common area lighting upgrades. The source of this funding is federal stimulus money from the US Department of Energy. $50,000 is a grant and $50,000 is a no interest loan.
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Sarah loves working with entrepreneurs. Her business background includes running her own studio pottery business, a marketing position in the natural foods industry and a MBA from UW-Madison. When she isn't incubating businesses you can find her paddling in the Quetico canoe wilderness or biking the back roads of Wisconsin.
One Response to “Green Power!”
Nice job Sarah!