The Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Connecticut Green Bank and their partners recently marked the completion of solar installations serving DVA’s main campus and skilled nursing facility in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

The projects will deliver renewable electricity and reduce energy costs at the campus. The Green Bank developed the projects through its Solar Marketplace Assistance Program Plus (Solar MkAP+). Kearsarge Energy has partnered with Connecticut Green Bank as the long-term owners of these projects as well as nine others and will also oversee operations and maintenance. Greenskies Clean Energy was the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the two DVA installations.

“To Gov. Lamont and your administration, thank you for having the vision for the GreenerGov CT initiative, providing reliable, environmentally friendly and cost-saving energy for residents and businesses in Connecticut, which is one of your top priorities, along with countless others, enabling Connecticut’s 3.6 million residents to thrive,” said Ron Welch, a retired brigadier general with the U.S. Army, and commissioner of the DVA. “Our team at the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs thanks you for your full support of this solar field project and for all you do through your significant partnerships to sustain and improve the environment and the quality of life for Connecticut residents and beyond.”

84 million kWh of electricity annually. The systems are projected to offset 85% of electricity use for the skilled nursing facility and 35% of the electricity use at the main campus building.

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