Solar City and Direct Energy are combining to help John Hopkins Medicine produce reliable solar power for use at its medical university campus in Baltimore, USA.
Because of the lack of facilities at the site, the new 13MW solar plant will be located remotely but provide solar power for almost 20% of the power used by John Hopkins facilities in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland.
Solar City will install and maintain the plant and Direct Energy Business will provide the finance and management.
Direct Energy Business president John Schultz said: “As a total energy management service provider, we are able to offer an energy solution that helps Johns Hopkins meet its procurement needs while also hedging against future rate increases.”
SolarCity’s vice president Jesse Jones said: “Johns Hopkins’ solar project is not only a huge endorsement for clean energy, but also an incredible business decision that will help them save on energy costs for years.
OneEnergy Renewables located the site and led the pre-construction development work.
The project is expected to be completed and operational within the first half of 2016 and will serve the Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Campus.
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