Solar power lights up – and heats – Andover’s Town Office Building

Expected to save $50,000 over 25 years

October 26, 2017 • Saved under News
By Larry Chase

 

Andover Town Hall has been fitted with 68 solar panels that will provide electricity and heat for the building.

The Andover Town Offices’ 68-panel solar system is installed and generating electricity!

This step completes the building’s energy upgrade, which has included weatherization, a switch to LED lighting throughout, and the installation of air-sourced electric heat pumps earlier this year. The solar system is expected to supply the building’s electrical needs, and to save Andover over $50,000 over the 25+-year life of the panels.

The Andover Energy Group, led by member Randall Costa, proposed the project, guided a warrant article to pay for it through Andover’s annual Town Meeting last March, and worked closely with ReVision Energy and other suppliers to bring it to fruition.

Special brackets were installed to fix the solar panels in place on the new standing-seam roof.