10-kW Rooftop System Donated to Children’s Shelter by Circular Energy
Circular Energy, a full-service solar design and installation firm, today unveiled a custom solar energy system it donated to the Austin Children’s Shelter (ACS). The Austin-based firm installed the 10,000-watt solar PV array, consisting of 40 solar panels, on the roof of the ACS gymnasium. The gymnasium is the largest and has the highest energy usage of the campus’ eight buildings. The system gives ACS the opportunity to reinvest the savings into caring for the traumatized and neglected children the shelter serves.
“We’re thrilled to receive this lasting gift,” said Kelly White, CEO of Austin Children’s Shelter. “Not only will these panels help lower our substantial energy costs, they will also provide a powerful learning opportunity for our residents, volunteers and staff. The ongoing savings and long-term environmental impact of this gift will give the young people we serve a firsthand lesson in the value of renewable energy.”
Circular Energy has hosted educational activities for children at the Austin Children’s Shelter allowing them to learn about their new solar power system, as well as the future of clean energy.
“With our abundant solar resources in Texas, we have the power to position ourselves as the world leader in renewable energy for the next one hundred years, just as we have positioned ourselves as the world leader in oil and gas for the past one hundred years,” said Texas Representative Mark Strama.
“We all play a part in making Austin the Clean Energy Capital of the World,” said Jose Beceiro, director of clean energy at The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. “Circular Energy has taken a generous step in keeping one of Austin’s key nonprofits ahead of the curve in renewable energy.”
Fronius, a central inverter manufacturing company, and law firm Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody also made equipment and financial contributions to the children’s shelter as a part of the project.
“The Austin Children’s Shelter is making a tremendous impact on the lives of children, and it has been rewarding for our team to spend time educating the kids on solar and learning about their lives, desires and dreams,” said JC Shore, CEO of Circular Energy. “The Shelter’s work inspired us to also help make an impact by designing and installing a solar system on the Shelter’s campus, so they experience more efficient operating costs for the next 25-plus years.”
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