The City of Baldwin Park has announced its plans to install a 26 kilowatt (kW) solar power system during the summer on the roof of the Esther Snyder Community Center as part of its Think Green program. The solar array will be comprised of more than 120 solar panels and will offset close to 10% of the center’s electricity usage, while lowering the City’s carbon footprint through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
The solar power system, which will be designed and installed by Bonterra Solar, and in partnership with Honeywell Building Solutions, will produce more than 40,000 kilowatt hours (kWh’s) per year and will save the City and its residents thousands of dollars per year. The City expects the solar power system to be producing electricity in July and plans to use the system as an educational tool for the City’s residents to learn more about the benefits of solar power.
The project is being made possible through Federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) as well as a rebate from the California Solar Initiative (CSI) and through Southern California Edison.
