Youngstown OH, September 27th, 2016– Solar FlexRack™, a division of
Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting
solutions, is pleased to announce that two solar power generation projects
installed with Solar FlexRack’s industry-leading mounting solutions, the
Pahrump Solar Project and the North Putnam High School and Middle School, have
been nominated by Solar Builder magazine
for their 2016 Projects of the Year Award.
The Pahrump Solar Project
Ground-Mount (utility and municipalities)
The Pahrump
Solar Project demonstrates how an electric cooperative can take a progressive
step toward providing sustainable energy. It’s also a lesson in how a solar
installation company can work together with local authorities to solve
challenging issues and find balance in the quest to both generate sustainable
energy and protect an endangered species.
North Putnam High School & Middle
School
C&I
This
six-acre solar panel farm (including an
energy storage system) gave North Putnam control of their electricity cost for
the next 25 years. It also utilized a capital lease agreement through a
non-debt service finance program with a community bank that required no upfront
capital. The project did not raise any local tax levy and had a positive cash
flow in Year 1 after the annual lease payment. School students have a hands-on
lesson in energy efficiency with real-time monitoring kiosks located throughout
the school.
“It’s an
honor to have not one, but two projects on the Solar Builder 2016 Projects of
the Year list of nominees,” said Steve Daniel, Executive Vice President of
Sales and Marketing for Solar FlexRack. “I encourage everyone to vote before the
September 30th deadline.”
In the
fourth annual Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards, the voting has been
divided up into three categories: roof-mounted, C&I ground-mounted and
utility-scale ground-mounted. One of the winners will be featured on the cover
of the Nov/Dec issue of Solar Builder
magazine.
To vote:
1) Click the links below for the nominees;
2) Read about each nominee; and
3) Cast your deciding votes on this page in the form directly below:
1) Click the links below for the nominees;
2) Read about each nominee; and
3) Cast your deciding votes on this page in the form directly below:
The polls
close on Friday, September 30th, 2016.
About Solar FlexRack
Solar
FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals, is an integrated solar company
that offers custom-designed, fixed tilt ground mount and single-axis tracking
systems in the commercial and utility scale, solar mounting industry. Solar
FlexRack also offers full turnkey packages, including engineering,
geotechnical, pullout testing, field, layout, and installation services to
address the actual site conditions of an installation, providing a full scope
of services from design to delivery and installation. Solar FlexRack has
completed more than 1 GW of solar racking installations in 32 states across
America and five countries globally. For more information, visit www.solarflexrack.com
