Concrete Company Installs Solar Panels To Power Maintenance Facility.
WCBV-TV Boston (12/30, Brown) reported on the upgrades being made at Boston Sand and Gravel, "the 95-year-old firm [that] has built its reputation on concrete using natural resources." Recently, the company installed "more than 550 solar panels," which, "on a typical day," can "supply power to the company's maintenance facility." The set of panels is "going to supply 75 percent of [the] energy requirements here at the garage," a company official noted, adding that "it also frees up about 120,000 kilowatt hours for the rest of the power grid over the course of a year." WBCV noted that this represents "an example of the state's Commonwealth Solar program," through which "money is given to businesses and homeowners to encourage alternative energy." Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles said, "In the rebate, basically saying the state is roughly going to pay for half the cost of your installation."
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