Constellation Energy is honored that our energy projects have been recognized by the Association of Energy Engineers
– By Linton Levy –
Constellation Energy has announced that the Association of Energy Engineers New England Chapter (AEE-NE) named two of the company’s energy projects as the best in New England in 2010. Constellation Energy’s solar installation at Patriot Place was named the best renewable energy project in New England, and the energy conservation program implemented by Constellation Energy for Bristol Community College topped the list of energy projects at colleges in New England.
“Constellation Energy is honored that our energy projects have been recognized by the Association of Energy Engineers, New England Chapter,” said Marc Aronson, New England business development manager for Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group. “We’re particularly pleased that the AEE-NE chose to highlight a solar installation and an energy efficiency project because they are indicative of our approach to sustainability that includes both conservation and deployment of renewable power sources.”
Constellation Energy is constructing a 525 kilowatt photovoltaic power system for Patriot Place, the retail, dining and entertainment destination adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The system will span seven rooftops of the Patriot Place complex and utilize more than 2,600 photovoltaic solar panels manufactured by Evergreen Solar of Marlboro, Mass., to supply power equivalent to 30 percent of the electricity used by Patriot Place.
For Bristol Community College located in Fall River, Mass., Constellation Energy implemented a wide range of energy conservation measures, including upgrades to energy efficient lighting, development of a solar power system, and installation of a new energy management system and water conservation measures. Constellation Energy expects the combined projects to save Bristol Community College approximately 28 percent on electricity, 31 percent on natural gas, 40 percent on water and more than $400,000 annually.
Last November, Constellation Energy and EDF Development Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of EDF S.A.) announced that EDF had completed its investment in Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, which is structured as a new joint venture. With the close of the transaction, the companies look forward to working together to deliver the expected economic, environmental and clean energy benefits created by the joint venture.
Constellation Energy has approximately 25 megawatts of solar power systems installed or under way in the U.S., ranging from 500-kilowatt, customer-sited rooftop installations like the Patriot Place system, to a 17.1-megawatt large-scale project in Emmitsburg, Md., that will be among the largest in the U.S. Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group has developed more than 4,000 energy projects throughout the U.S. designed to help customers generate and use energy more efficiently and in a sustainable, environmentally responsible way.
The AEE-NE, www.aeenewengland.org/, is the New England Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers, which counts a national membership of more than 11,000 energy professionals. The AEE-NE presented the awards for best energy projects in New England on Feb. 3, 2010.