4401 Route 31, Clay, NY
Facilities: Solar
In April 2014, The Town of Clay installed a 99kW ground-mount photovoltaic solar array at their Town Hall and Highway Garage located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay NY 13041.
The Town of Clay began this project in 2013 in partnership with Warner Energy, LLC and funded through a NYSERDA grant. The system is comprised of 396 – 250 watt high-efficiency solar panels installed on Town property. The panels and related electrical equipment convert sunlight into power which will be used for lighting and electrical equipment within the Town Hall and Highway buildings. If the solar array is generating energy in excess of the Town’s needs, it will be sold back to the grid and used by other utility customers.
It is estimated that every year, for at least the next 25 years, the clean, renewable energy generated by the system will offset the emission of tons of greenhouse gases. This is equivalent to thousands of gallons of gasoline, or the carbon sequestered by planting 9.7 acres of pine forest. A state-of-the-art monitoring system is installed in the lobby at the main Town Hall Office Building which provides detailed, real-time data collection and analysis.
The Town of Clay is leading by example for other municipalities to become environmentally friendly.
