Apr 23 2010
Pro-Tech Energy Solutions LLC, a self-funded energy services company serving the Mid-Atlantic region's commercial properties, today announced the successful installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) generation system in Egg Harbor, NJ at the self storage facility, English Creek.
Pro-Tech's work at English Creek, the financing involved, and the ultimate savings a solar energy installation can provide a small business are featured in today's Wall Street Journal in an online article titled, "Businesses Wait for Green Energy Payback."
For this project, Pro-Tech installed a 101,660 kilowatt (kW) direct current PV system designed to offset the energy consumed largely by lighting the premises on a continual 24-hour basis. The system's (442) SolarWorld Sunmodule SW-230W modules divert about 153,114 cubic pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the atmosphere each year – this is the equivalent of the emissions released driving approximately 1,000,007 miles in an average-sized vehicle.
Pro-Tech Energy helped English Creek self storage facility identify and utilize a rebate from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), as well as the New Jersey Clean Energy Program's (NJCEP) Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) Pilot Program. An additional grant of 30% came from the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) enacted in 2008 to encourage the adoption of solar energy and designed to cut the cost of construction.
"English Creek now joins the rapidly growing group of self storage owners from New Jersey who are paving the way for greener business practices," said John Drexinger, COO, Pro-Tech Energy Solutions. "This savvy niche of businessmen and women realize they can take their operational costs down significantly by harnessing the power of the sun."
"We're very happy with the Pro-Tech team and the work they performed for our self storage facility. Their efficiency and professionalism delivered a quality product," said Nicolas Droboniku, owner of English Creek Self Storage. "They not only worked with us on the NJ BPU rebate process and accessing grants, but also provided us with a full audit that identified the areas of the facility that consumed the most energy. This was very helpful in identifying the best energy savings route to take."