Tuesday, December 18, 2012
County bestows annual exemplary planning award for efficient plan.
St. Benedict Catholic Church and School in Holmdel received an exemplary planning award from the Monmouth County Planning Board for a solar project that resulted in the installation of a 266 kilowatt photovoltaic system, which produces over 90% of the electricity used by the campus. The system, which began operation in February 2012, was financed and installed by 1st Light Energy and took three years of carefully planning. Parish Administrator Catherine Warshaw described the project in Patch in February. The system was originally planned for the 22 undeveloped acres near the campus. Because the installer was able to secure funding to replace the roof, some panels were allowed to be roof-mounted. The project received positive community …
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
An assembly was held the Monday after Earth Day to educate students about solar panels and clean energy
It's official. St. Benedict Catholic Church and School is only moments away from flicking a switch and going solar. The church officially unveiled the solar panel system during a small dedication ceremony last week with Holmdel Mayor Patrick Impreveduto, St. Benedict School Principal MaryEllen Lilly and Fr. Daniel Swift. Cathy Warshaw, Parish Administrator for St. Benedict Church and the head of the solar initiative, served as Master of Ceremonies. The celebration of the new 935-panel system continued at St. Benedict School with Science Day on April 23. The kindergarten through eighth grade students were assembled in the cafeteria where Bill Amirault, marketing director of 1st Light Energy, explained how solar panels convert ultraviolet …
Friday, February 10, 2012
Plans nearly complete to install 1,000 panels on, and behind, the Catholic church and school.
Solar panels may soon appear on the campus of St. Benedict Catholic Church and School, located on the corner of Bethany and Hillcrest Roads in Holmdel. The parish and parochial school has entered into a 15-year solar power purchase agreement with 1st Light Energy of South Plainfield which has been contracted to install a 265-kilowatt solar panel array on empty fields behind the school, and to the roof of one of the school wings. Instead of purchasing power at an average of $.15 cents per kilowatt from its current provider JCP&L, St. Benedict will purchase it at $.09 cents per kilowatt, through 1st Light Energy, with a 3 percent escalator. "The bottom line is that the power purchase agreement (PPA) has not only reduced costs by more than 30…
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165 Bethany Rd, Holmdel, NJ
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