Roof-top Leasing for Solar Panels

Kayla:
Montgomery County Maryland has experience with the type of project that your board is considering. Here's an excerpt from a July 17, 2008 press release below, announcing the program. The main contact for the program is: Joe Lavorgna, Acting Director of MCPS Department of Facilities Management ([email protected])

ROCKVILLE, MD Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) announced it will install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on the roofs of several schools. This initiative will make MCPS the first school system in the state of Maryland and the Washington, DC metropolitan area to launch a large scale solar photovoltaic (PV) program. Each solar PV system within the program will be capable of producing between 100 and 400 kilowatts (kW) of electric power. This amounts to between 20 and 40 percent of the total power requirements of the school during peak sunlight conditions. The Board of Education has contracted with SunEdison, North Americas largest solar energy services provider, to develop the program. SunEdison has installed similar systems on commercial and institutional buildings, primarily in California, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Good luck!

Susan Eisendrath
MPH-Behavioral Sciences
Environmental and Sustainability Program Consultant
United States

Hi Kayla,

Leasing a roof to a Renewable Energy Developer is a program by the government. The contract between the Developer and the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) is 20 years and therefore the leasing contract between the Developer and yourself will be the same.

The only thing you have to worry is the kind of work he Renewable Energy Developer of your choice can provide. I myself is from a renewable energy company and have been in the business for the last 12 years. We have recently added in our line of products and services the production of Ontario made racking systems to help consumers and other companies met the OPA 'Domestic Content Rule'. Also, producing our own racking we can guarantee that the product can withstand the weather condition in Canada.

Please visit our website: www.solarpvlease.com. The website will give you detailed information on the microFIT program and the products we used when installing the Solar PV sytems.

Good Luck!

Medy  Merriman
Web Developer / Solar Professional
Alternate Power International Ltd
Canada
www.solarpvlease.com

i would like to get information about leasing roof top space for solar panals

eugene gargiulo
owner
construction comp.
United States

You may also try getting in touch with some of the institutions in Cleveland that have leased rooftop space to Ohio Cooperative Solar (a more social than for-profit venture) regarding their experiences. They include the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University, City of Cleveland, and the Cleveland Housing Network.

Elaine Wang
Climate and Environmental Programs
Institute for Sustainable Communities
United States
http://www.iscvt.org

Kayla:
Montgomery County Maryland has experience with the type of project that your board is considering. Here's an excerpt from a July 17, 2008 press release below, announcing the program. The main contact for the program is: Joe Lavorgna, Acting Director of MCPS Department of Facilities Management ([email protected])

ROCKVILLE, MD Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) announced it will install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on the roofs of several schools. This initiative will make MCPS the first school system in the state of Maryland and the Washington, DC metropolitan area to launch a large scale solar photovoltaic (PV) program. Each solar PV system within the program will be capable of producing between 100 and 400 kilowatts (kW) of electric power. This amounts to between 20 and 40 percent of the total power requirements of the school during peak sunlight conditions. The Board of Education has contracted with SunEdison, North Americas largest solar energy services provider, to develop the program. SunEdison has installed similar systems on commercial and institutional buildings, primarily in California, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Good luck!

Susan Eisendrath
MPH-Behavioral Sciences
Environmental and Sustainability Program Consultant
United States


It was very nice initiative indeed. It has solved power problem in schools to an extent..Hope there will be more such initiatives in future..

Aurelio  Wenzel
United States

Another smaller model is an LLC. Here in Greenbelt, MD 34 people put their money together ($130K) to purchase a solar array which we installed on a local church. We own the panels and sell the electricity to the church through a Power Purchase Agreement. Website: http://www.greenbeltcommunitysolar.com/
Contact me if you want more details, [email protected]

Lore Rosenthal
co-founder
Simplicity Matters Earth Institute
United States