The system will supply 36% of the company's electricity needs at the plant, and is expected to deliver an estimated $218,000 in savings over the lifetime of the installation.
The Trenton home is Zero Energy’s first modular build, prefabricated at Knickerbocker’s Wiscasset facility with installations such as cabinetry, drywall and flooring.
Hubbard and Pulaski have consulted for major institutions and developers around the world. With their new firm, “We like seeing the projects through and working face-to-face.”
Renovations included materials with low levels of volatile organic compounds, water-saving plumbing fixtures and HVAC systems that meet or exceed energy standards.
Land trusts care for nearly 3 million acres — close to 15% of the state. As nonprofits, they rely heavily on private donations and grants to carry out work.
Sanford is one of the top communities in Maine for solar installation, with about 90 megawatts of installed capacity — second in the state only to Farmington.