AllEarth Renewables and Concept2 Install 23 kW of Solar Power

Morrisville, Vermont, November 18, 2010

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Concept2 and AllEarth Renewables Install 23 Kilowatts of Solar Power

AllSun Trackers™ Solar Electric System Supports Company’s Goal to Reduce Environmental Impact

Morrisville, Vermont, November 18, 2010 – Concept2 of Morrisville, Vermont and AllEarth Renewables, Inc. of Williston, Vermont have partnered to install AllSun Trackers™ at Concept2’s Vermont headquarters on Industrial Park Drive.  Over the course of a year, the 23 kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic array is expected to produce enough electricity to meet as much as ten percent of the electricity used by Concept2 in making their innovative rowing products. The company’s long term goal is to install additional on-site solar power generation in the future. 

“In recent years, we have wanted to install renewable energy,” said Judy Geer, co-owner of Concept2, “but the timing never seemed right.   This year we were able to move forward thanks to both federal and state tax credits. Unfortunately, we had to reduce the final size of the project because the state of Vermont ran out of money to completely fund the tax credits before our project was finalized. We hope to be able to expand our use of solar in the future, especially since AllEarth Renewables has done a terrific job of creating a standard product that will work in any good solar site with minimal if any customization required. This made the whole project quite easy.”

“Concept2 is taking a significant step to reduce their environmental impact and is a great example for other businesses to follow,” commented Will King of AllEarth Renewables. “They had already been doing their best to cut their energy use by installing energy efficient lighting and other conservation measures, but they felt it was time to start producing their own power in a renewable way.”

The AllSun Tracker is a complete grid-connected solar electric system which consists of photovoltaic panels mounted on poles installed in the ground.  The system uses a GPS (Global Positioning System) and a dual axis rotation to keep the solar panels at a perpendicular angle to the sun’s rays throughout the day.  This maximizes the amount of light reaching the panels, which in turn maximizes the amount of energy generated,  providing as much as 40% more electricity than fixed panel installations of the same size.  More than 300 AllSun Tracker solar electric systems have already been installed in Vermont to date, representing a total generating capacity of over one megawatt of renewable energy.

About AllEarth Renewables Inc. www.allearthrenewables.com

AllEarth Renewables, Inc. is a Vermont company that specializes in the design, manufacture and installation of complete grid-connected wind and solar renewable energy systems that lessen dependence on nuclear and fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The company’s goal is to provide turnkey products that harness the power of wind and sun for homes and businesses while creating sustainable,well-paying jobs.

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