Pictured from, left to right, are Craig Flaherty, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Sustainability, Ed Gentile, Director of Public Works, First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and Bert Hunter, Chief Investment Officer, Connecticut Green Bank.

On Earth Day (Monday, April 22, 2019), the town of Darien held a ribbon cutting ceremony to recognize the installation of solar photovoltiac systems at their police station, the Department of Public Works Garage, and Town Hall.  These are the first of six new solar systems on the roofs of town facilities to go online; the other sites are Tokeneke School, Holmes School, and the Board of Education Administration Building.

The Connecticut Green Bank owns the systems, which were designed and constructed by Encon.  The town paid no upfront costs for the systems and will purchase power from the Connecticut Green Bank at a fixed and flat rate over the next 20 years. When all six projects are installed and producing energy, the town’s savings are projected to exceed $1 million over the 20 year contract term.