Columbia Association (CA) has taken a significant stride in using
clean energy and reducing its carbon footprint by partnering with BITHENERGY and SunEdison on a cutting-edge project.
Each year for the next 20 years, CA will be purchasing 2,500
megawatt-hours of solar electricity generated from approximately 2
megawatts of a new 10-megawatt solar farm being built off Route 32 near
Interstate 70, in western Howard County. This 2-megawatt portion of the
farm is a total of 12 acres, equivalent to nine football fields of solar
panels.
The energy produced will provide enough clean, renewable power to
meet the needs of two of CA’s fitness facilities – Columbia Athletic
Club and Columbia Gym – the equivalent of nearly 25% of CA’s total
electricity consumption each year. The project also will eliminate about
1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions associated with CA’s
operations.
“We are delighted that the Columbia Association will benefit from the
clean, renewable energy that will be generated from our 10-megawatt
solar power plant that is being built in Howard County,” said Robert
Wallace, president and CEO of BITHENERGY. “Our engineering staff has
worked diligently over the last few years to make the Nixon Solar Farm a
model solar energy project that simplifies the process by which
governments, nonprofits and commercial businesses seamlessly benefit
from robust renewable energy options. Once completed, the Nixon Solar
Farm will be the largest solar power plant in Howard County and one of
the largest in the state of Maryland.”
A video about CA’s solar farm project can be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=adbAYx58shg.
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