Published: April 22, 2011
Spire Solar Systems Breaks Ground at the Berkshire School
BEDFORD, Mass. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Spire
Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), an American global solar company
providing turn-key production lines to manufacture photovoltaic (PV)
modules, and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) integration
services for solar
systems, today announced that it has begun the construction of a 2
megawatt (MW), eight-acre solar PV system at
the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts.
Spire Solar Systems breaks ground at the Berkshire School. (Photo: Business Wire)
Spire is developing the system in collaboration with PowerPlay Solar,
developer of the project, for the non-profit, private high-school. The
Berkshire School's mission is to become carbon neutral by 2016. Upon
completion, the 2MW project will generate over 2,300 MW/hours per
year of electricity, enough to power 40% of the school.
"We are excited to have begun construction of the solar field at the
Berkshire School," said Roger G. Little, Chairman and CEO of Spire
Corporation. "Our Solar Systems group continuously expands as we target large
scale projects in the Northeast."
About PowerPlay Solar
The PowerPlay Solar team has decades of renewable energy experience. The
company's ultimate goal is to simplify going solar by providing custom
solutions for clients including: site specific feasibility studies,
education, design & engineering, state and local permitting, financing
options, installation, monitoring & maintenance, utility interconnection
applications, rebate applications and post-installation support.
About the Berkshire School
Berkshire School is a private, co-ed boarding school for grades 9
through 12 located in Sheffield, Massachusetts. The school's mission is
to provide young men and women with the intellectual and moral
foundations and the leadership skills that will enable them to flourish
as members of a family and a community as they confront the challenges
of college and beyond.
About Spire Corporation
Spire
Corporation is a global solar company providing capital equipment
and turn-key production lines to manufacture PV modules. Spire
Solar Systems, a group of Spire Corporation, is a full-service
provider of large-scale commercial and federal solar systems. To learn
more, visit www.SpireCorp.com
or email PR@SpireCorp.com.
Certain matters described in this press release may be
forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the
forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, the risk of dependence on market growth, competition
and dependence on government agencies and other third parties for
funding contract research and services, as well as other factors
described in the Company's Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Spire
Corporation
Roger G. Little, 781-275-6000
Chairman & CEO
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