Oct 14, 2011
Secure Futures, LLC is breaking ground on solar projects in Virginia.
Phase one of a more than $3 million, 445-kilowatt solar installation at Washington and Lee University was completed Wednesday as 1,016 photovoltaic solar panels were installed atop the roof of the university’s law school building.
In all, the about 25,000 square feet of panels could produce enough electricity to power 44 homes, representing three percent of the school’s total energy usage.
In addition to the roof top panels, custom-designed hot-dipped galvanized structure for the W&L parking deck is under construction. SFLLC sourced the steel fabrication and installation locally.
The project is expected to be fully completed by Thanksgiving.
Written by: Tony Smith
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Anthony Smith, PhD, is President and Founder of Secure Solar Futures. He brings over 40 years’ experience in energy efficiency, solar energy, and community economic development in Vermont, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia. He founded Secure Solar Futures in 2004 as CEO and President and leads the company’s innovation development and strategic partnerships. He serves as a founding board member of the Virginia Renewable Energy Alliance (VA-REA). He served as co-director and associate professor of the Eastern Mennonite University MBA program from 2008 to 2015. He earned his Masters in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a PhD from the Wharton School of Management, University of Pennsylvania.