With 32 solar panels on the roof of their barn, Blue Bell Farm in Bowdoinham, ME has been sourcing solar power for their electricity since 2018. Each year, the system will generate roughly 10,889 kilowatt-hours of electricity, offsetting the equivalent of over 18,800 miles driven in a gas-powered car. Blue Bell Farm is MOFGA–Certified Organic, and grows… Read more
Buck’s Naked BBQ went solar at their Freeport, ME location in 2017 with a 113-panel rooftop array. Each year, the system will generate roughly 41,503 kilowatt-hours of electricity, offsetting the equivalent of over 71,700 miles driven in a gas-powered car. Serving BBQ in Maine for over 10 years, Buck’s also has another location in Windham. Read more
With 81 solar panels on the roof of their building, the Stone Church in Newmarket, NH is boosting the sustainability of their business as well as cutting down on fossil fuel-dependence and their carbon footprint. Each year, the array on the roof of the former church turned music club will generate roughly 32,488 kilowatt-hours of… Read more
By the numbers: System size: 1.15 megawatts (3,088 solar panels) System output: 1,321.61 megawatt-hours/year CO₂ reduction: 1,296,499 pounds/year Bellavance Beverage Co’s new headquarters is home to the largest rooftop solar array in NH (at the time of install in Fall 2020). The 1.5-megawatt solar array will produce enough energy on an annual basis to offset… Read more
With more than 600 solar panels and 16 electric vehicle charging stations on its rapidly-growing Westbrook, ME campus, IDEXX Laboratories is walking the talk on environmental sustainability. The solar array, located atop the LEED Gold Synergy Center, will eliminate roughly 250,000 lbs. of carbon pollution each year from regional fossil fuel power plants and save… Read more
Apartments / Housing, Schools / Nonprofit / Municipal
Due to the generosity of an anonymous donor, Alice Peck Day Lifecare (APD) has installed a 179 kW rooftop solar system at The Woodlands independent living community in Lebanon, NH. The system is anticipated to go live this month and a celebration will be held in the near future. “We’re overjoyed by what this generous… Read more
The two solar arrays, installed the second week of October, will provide 32,991 kilowatt-hours a year of clean energy. The project will ultimately save the resort more than $160,000 over the 40-year lifespan of the system. Solar prices have dropped 75% in the past ten years, making it easier for small family-owned businesses like Shawnee… Read more
Commercial, Manufacturing, Retail, Working Watefront
The family-owned Brooks Trap Mill has been supplying fishing and aquaculture equipment for 60 years. Their new solar array will save them more than $500,000 over the life of the system, and will contribute to the Gulf of Maine’s health by removing around 120,000 lbs of carbon pollution from the air every year. This is yet… Read more
Nonprofit, Schools / Nonprofit / Municipal, Summer Camps
The Boys & Girls Club of Manchester has transitioned to solar energy. ReVision Energy installed 408 solar panels this summer on three rooftops, at the Union Street Clubhouse in Manchester and the Pool House and Stebbins Family Hall buildings at Camp Foster in Bedford. Collectively, the arrays will produce close to 150,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity… Read more
The first solar carport installed at the SNHU Millyard Parking Garage in downtown Manchester is now operational. The carport is located on the top floor of the new, six-story parking garage, across the street from the Hilton Garden Inn and Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, home of Minor League Baseball’s New Hampshire Fisher Cats. The 44.8-kilowatt… Read more
Blake Veterinary Hospital solar project installed by ReVision Energy. Read more
ReVision Energy installed solar power for over a dozen Quarry Cottages at Highland Green, a vibrant retirement community in Topsham, Maine. ReVision has partnered with John and Chris Wasileski of Sea Coast Management for years to build solar homes in their active, older communities around Southern Maine, and we look forward to more projects. Together… Read more
Apartments / Housing, Commercial
OceanView at Falmouth harnesses New England’s abundant solar resource to attract new residents, to reduce energy costs and carbon pollution, and to provide year-round comfort in their facilities. Since 2009, they have saved more than $170,000, and eliminated over 1.4 million pounds of carbon pollution. “Seniors are very warm and welcoming to clean energy technology,” remarked… Read more
For 25 years, the family-owned W.S. Badger Company, or “Badger,” known for their Badger Balm and other organic care products, has grown steadily with a deep commitment to environmental responsibility. Their latest success is the completion of a 525-kilowatt solar array that will provide a significant portion of their electricity, and save the company more… Read more
With the recent expansion of its rooftop solar array, Filtrine Manufacturing Company now powers its entire operation with solar energy. The 793.1-kilowatt array installed in Fall 2019 includes 2,234 solar panels and generates over 900 megawatt-hours of solar electricity per year. A 30-kilowatt array installed in 2013 includes 120 solar panels and supplies… Read more
Apartments / Housing, Commercial
125 solar panels on the rooftops of Bartlett Woods helps the senior housing community to improve the quality of life not just for their residents but for the rest of the planet, by protecting the environment. Each year, the system will generate roughly 45,270 kilowatt-hours (kWhs) of electricity, offsetting the equivalent of over 58,906 miles… Read more
434 solar panels on the roof of Tru Form Precision Manufacturing will generate roughly 117,824 kilowatt-hours (kWhs) of electricity, offsetting the equivalent of over 203,700 miles driven in a gas-powered car. The manufacturing facility went solar in December of 2017 with the 121.52 kilowatt array. It will help them dramatically reduce electricity costs as well… Read more
176 panels in a ground-mounted solar array at Schumacher Equipment cut down on costs and carbon pollution. Each year, the system will generate roughly 73,016 kilowatt-hours (kWhs) of electricity, offsetting the equivalent of over 126,200 miles driven in a gas-powered car. Schumacher Equipment is a manufacturing facility, specializing in designing, building, and installing custom automation… Read more
Commercial, Professional Services
Savings Bank of Walpole opened a new branch on Court Street in Keene in 2017, with a 15-panel solar array on the rooftop. The new construction building was designed to be well suited for a rooftop solar array by local sustainable builder, Bensonwood. Each year, the system will generate roughly 5,790 kilowatt-hours (kWhs) of electricity,… Read more
Sutton House Bed & Breakfast in Center Harbor, NH is now running on solar power, even for heating and cooling. The historic 1865 home turned inn went solar in April of 2019, complete with the installation of a 13-unit air source heat pump mini-split system that will heat and cool their guest rooms throughout the… Read more
