Past Solar Projects

Solar Power Project – California, Pa.

MBC completed construction of a build-to-suit 20,000 square foot regional headquarters building in California, Pa. for the Pennsylvania. Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) in 2002.

At the time, it was approximately the tenth Gold LEED rated building in the nation. Today approximately 4,500 buildings have been constructed with a Gold LEED rating, positioning this building as a early pioneer and significantly ahead of its time.

Fortunately it was built with day-lighting techniques that help heat and light the building using the sun. This also means that the building has a perfect southern exposure for solar panels.

In December, 2011, we installed and turned on the power of a 100KW roof-mounted solar system.

The system is projected to produce energy sufficient to supply about two-thirds of the building’s total power consumption.

Click here to see real-time monitoring of this  solar power system's output.

 

 

 

 

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 Solar Power Project – Pottsville

MBC developed a 200KW solar power generating facility adjacent to a company-owned industrial building in the Bullshead Section of Pottsville.

Currently the largest in Schuylkill County, comprising 14 arrays on a 0.75-acre plot, the solar power system was placed into service in September 2010.

The system is capable of lighting the entire building. When power produced exceeds power required the electric meter actually runs backwards. The Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) made available by the installation were purchased by Dayton Power & Light, a publicly-owned electric power utility.

Click here to see real-time monitoring of our solar power generation system’s output.