DSD Renewables has accomplished a nine-site, 6.8-MW group photo voltaic portfolio in White Plains, New York. The portfolio consists of cover, rooftop, and ground-mount installations at 4 parking garages, Gillie Park, the Ebersole Ice Rink, Gedney Means Recycling Facility, Water Storage Website and the Sanitation Advanced. Vitality storage methods totaling 1.76 MW/8 MWh had been additionally put in on the Recycling Facility and the Shapham Place parking storage.
White Plains Mayor Roach stated, “The Metropolis partnered with New York Energy Authority (NYPA) and DSD to create a profitable 6.8-MW group photo voltaic portfolio that won’t solely profit residents at this time, however future generations. Public-private partnerships will drive the proliferation of clean-energy tasks via New York State creating a strong renewable power market. I’m grateful to NYPA and DSD for his or her counsel and collaboration throughout this mission.”
The Metropolis, in addition to residents and native companies subscribed to the group photo voltaic mission, will obtain a ten% low cost for credit utilized to their power invoice. Between power price financial savings and lease funds for internet hosting the methods, the installations are anticipated to ship roughly $1 million in worth yearly to the Metropolis of White Plains.
The tasks included a number of infrastructure enhancements, resembling a brand new roof for the Ebersole Ice Rink and an modern enclosed photo voltaic cover storage space for the water division, which prevented important capital spending by town. The canopies throughout many websites characteristic a proprietary built-in water administration system that manages water from rain and snow soften.


Gedney Means Recycling Facility photo voltaic set up
On the Gedney Means Recycling Facility, DSD’s modern cover workforce designed the primary floating basis cover mounted on a landfill cap. Moreover, two cover methods on the website incorporate sidewalls to retailer and shield metropolis tools.
“We’re honored to be part of a portfolio that has been so transformational for the Metropolis of White Plains,” says David Eisenbud, Senior Director of Enterprise Improvement for DSD’s Origination group. “Our experience and design capabilities have enabled us to beat the challenges of delivering clear power methods, with such important power capability, to a dense city space. This distinctive portfolio positions town as a pacesetter in photo voltaic adoption and exhibits different communities what is feasible with regards to clear power.”
NYPA is the appearing power advisor for the mission, offering oversight to make sure it’s well-structured and maximizes power, environmental and financial advantages for White Plains. NYPA additionally helped town with the aggressive bid course of to pick a certified vendor for the great city-wide mission.
“The New York Energy Authority is happy to have performed a key function in serving to the Metropolis of White Plains create an expansive, distinctive portfolio of photo voltaic and storage methods that provide renewable power to cut back the area’s carbon footprint,” stated Justin E. Driscoll, Interim President and CEO of NYPA. “Because the business hub of Westchester County, White Plains is setting an instance for different communities trying to develop different clear power choices. Hopefully different municipalities will comply with swimsuit and assist our state additional advance its daring local weather motion targets.”
Boston-based Perch Energy, who has enabled greater than 8,100 group photo voltaic subscriptions and delivered tens of millions in buyer financial savings, will handle the group photo voltaic subscriptions.
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