Flannagan's of Dublin Leads Columbus Restaurants With a 57KW Solar Array

Flannagans of Dublin restaurant became the first restaurant or bar in Central Ohio to deploy a large scale solar array. The 57KW installation will generate nearly half of the electricity for the restaurant/bar/beach volleyball facility in northern Columbs. To see live monitoring of the array and see how much it's generating at any time, click on the image below:

News Story from Ohio News Network on Solar By Soldiers

The Ohio News Network ran an excellent story about Senator Sherrod Brown's press conference at the kick off of Tipping Point Renewable Energy's Solar By Soldiers program. It's a bit (actually more than a bit) awkward to embed the actual video here, so follow this link to open their video player. Here's a link to the accompanying story.

Senator Sherrod Brown and Flannagan's of Dublin Help Launch Tipping Point's Solar By Soldiers Program At Press Conference

Tipping Point Renewable Energy would like to thank Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Flannagan's of Dublin for helping to launch the Solar by Soldiers program today.  Here are some pictures from this great event.  For more information about Solar by Soldiers, please contact us.

Not New, But New To Me: DP&L Info Page on Yankee Road Solar Array

Since large-scale solar is a fairly new phenomenon in Ohio, we spend a lot of time helping clients and potential clients to understand what a solar array looks like and feels like. After all, the decision to install a solar array means a decision to live with it for quite some time.

We happen to think that a solar array is a beautiful thing, even aesthetically. In addition, it's a badge of honor to make a statement about a community's values and (for our customers at least) commitment to saving money for their stakeholders.

Anyway, I was preparing some information for a client on what a solar array looks like and came across this page on Dayton Power & Light's website about their Yankee Road Solar Array.

I haven't actually seen this before and was very impressed by the info that they have made available. The "Solar Array Construction Video" gives a great look into the construction process for their 1.1 Megawatt solar array.

Well done DP&L.

SW Licking School District and Tipping Point Working on Solar Installation

Tipping Point Renewable Energy and the Southwest Licking School District recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a solar energy installation at Watkins Memorial High School.

The Newark Advocate wrote an excellent story covering the potential benefits and protections built into the agreement for the District:

If the district follows through on the proposal, it could save at least $10,000 a year in electric costs at the high school, Treasurer Richard Jones said.

"Every little bit helps," Jones said, adding the $10,000 figure could balloon to $30,000 or more in annual savings, depending on the price of electricity.

Said school board member Roger Zeune: "This is the future -- alternative energy."

Read the full story in the Newark Advocate.