E.S. Boulos 1.8MW solar project for Western Mass Electric (WMECO) nears completion

E. S. Boulos Company's utility/industrial division is nearing completion of the 1.8MW Photovoltaic Power System for Western Mass Electric Co. The ground-mount system is comprised of 6,534 Suntech 280W solar modules. The project is among the largest PV systems in the Northeast to be ground-mounted ona concrete ballast system. The Pittsfield PV Power System will connect into three (3) Advanced Energy Solaron 500W Inverters. These inverters will then feed solar electricity into a new step-up transformer before it is output onto a medium voltage utility power line. ESB utility division manager Rick Hanlin, project manager Clint Chicoine and superintendent Alan Squilanti are supervising a workforce of 45 electricians based out of IBEW Local 7 in Springfield, Mass. The PV system has a targeted in-service date of December.