Town Manager Lisa Wong has announced that Solect Energy has completed the installation of three different rooftop solar energy systems which total over 273 kW in the Town of Winchester, Massachusetts. Safari Energy owns the new installations that include 69-kW DC at the Winchester Vinson Owen School, 76-kW DC at WinchesterRead More

PowerOptions, the largest energy-buying consortium in New England, expanded its relationship with Solect Energy to offer large scale solar and storage to its members, PowerOptions CEO Heather Takle announced this week. Solect Energy is now able to offer solar photovoltaic (PV) and storage solutions of any size to PowerOptions’ members lookingRead More

Shepard Steel, a structural steel and miscellaneous metals company serving the Greater Hartford region since 1956, says that a 611-kilowatt (kW) DC solar energy system installed on its headquarters went live on July 23, and has exceeded production estimates in the months since. In the first three months of operation, theRead More

Solect Energy has completed the installation of a 300-kilowatt (kW) DC solar energy system on the roof of the Daniel L. Joyce Middle School in Woburn, Mass. The 798-panel system will reduce the school’s price per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for electricity by 64 percent, saving approximately $29,000 in the first year.Read More

Two new roof-mounted solar photovoltaic installations on buildings located on the Medford/Somerville campus of Tufts University will generate 161,000 kWh of renewable energy for the university and surrounding community and are expected to save the university approximately $187,000 over the next 20 years. The projects were made possible through aRead More

Solect Energy, a full-service commercial-scale solar developer and installer in Massachusetts and PowerOptions, the largest energy-buying group in New England, renewed their multi-year partnership this week. Solect will continue to lead PowerOption’s Small Systems Solar program, which provides savings and certainty for local communities, state owned buildings and not forRead More

Solect Energy, a leading commercial-scale developer and installer of solar energy systems in Massachusetts, is expanding operations into Illinois. Solect’s Illinois operations will be based in Aurora, and will be led by General Manager, Steve Gregory, and backed by an experienced team of business development executives. The primary focus ofRead More

Solect Energy, one of Massachusetts’ top commercial-scale solar developers with over 400 installed projects, is now launching an energy storage division. In launching the new division, Solect has signed an agreement with NEC Energy Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, to sell NEC’s DSS (Distributed Storage Solution) product lineRead More

Historic funeral business leaps into 21st century with rooftop solar arrays on seven locations Freedom Solar recently installed more than 530 kilowatts of solar power on seven locations of Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries, the largest and oldest privately owned funeral company in San Antonio. Powered by 1,634 high-efficiencyRead More

Two big-time solar installers have entered into a transaction to allow both to focus more on their core markets and strengths. Solect Energy, a leading commercial developer and installer in Massachussets, acquired the Boston operations of Brightergy, a solar and energy services provider based in Kansas City. Solect acquired Brightergy’sRead More