Bella Energy Installs One of America's Largest Retrofit Solar Electric Systems for Colorado Boulder Housing Partners Affordable Housing Project.
Posted on: Monday, 21 January 2008, 09:00 CST
BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Boulder Housing Partners (BHP), the housing authority serving the city of Boulder, has partnered with VisionSun Design, a design and project management consulting firm, to award a contract to solar energy company Bella Energy to install thirty 1.75 kilowatt solar electric systems on a 30-unit affordable housing site.
The 52.5 kilowatt solar electric system will be installed at Diagonal Court Townhouses in North Boulder which consist of five separate buildings with six units each, for a total of 30 units. Each unit is individually metered by the local utility, Xcel Energy.
It's the result of a pioneer-funding model for renewable energy on affordable housing. Funding for the project was received from the City of Boulder's Housing Fund, the Colorado Governor Energy Office, and a pilot program for multi-unit solar electric systems from Xcel Energy Solar Rewards Program. The project will be completed by the end of February 2008.
This groundbreaking system will save over $7,800 per a year on its electricity bills at current rates. Boulder Housing Partners is a non-profit that provides housing assistance to more than 1,600 families in the city of Boulder. Every dollar saved is recycled into more and better housing for BHP residents.
"I have been very impressed by the creative, effective partnership that came together to create these energy savings at Diagonal Court," said Tim Beal, BHP Director of Housing. "It is a model for the future of energy conservation and affordable housing. Much credit goes to Bella Energy and VisionSun Design for their commitment."
VisionSun Design designed the entire project including project feasibility and system requirements, and then managed the vendor selection and installation project management process. "Energy costs over the next 25 years are the biggest unknown for housing authorities. Solar energy can greatly reduce or eliminate those costs," said Paul Melamed, owner of VisionSun Design.
Bella Energy Inc. is an energy-solutions company that designs, installs and services renewable energy projects throughout Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region. "Bella Energy advocates for renewable energy housing for all sectors of society. This is the standard that all affordable housing should be built to, now and in the future," said Jim Welch, President of Bella Energy.
Bella Energy (formally Sun Electric Systems) is a solar energy solutions company engaged in designing and contracting renewable energy and conservation projects throughout Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region. With more that 80 years of combined solar design expertise, Bella Energy has installed over one megawatt of solar electrical projects in Colorado, including multi-family housing, commercial and high-end residential buildings.
Contact: Alison Picher apicher@mindspring.com 720-256-5013 http://www.bellaenergy.com/
Boulder Housing Partners, the housing authority for the City of Boulder, is committed to providing housing for low and moderate-income members of the Boulder community. BHP rents over 1,000 homes and provides rental assistance to an additional 600 households, striving to foster a healthy sense of community in every property BHS develops or manages.
Contact: Tim Beal bealt@bouldercolorado.gov 720-564-4610 http://www.boulderhousing.org/
VisionSun Design LLC, a design and project management consulting firm, has over 30 years experience bringing the economic and environmental benefits of solar energy to the low income/affordable housing market by supplying organizations expertise in the system design, grant application, bid administration and project management process.
Contact: Paul Melamed paul@visionsundesign.com 303 459-3412 http://www.visionsundesign.com/
Bella Energy
CONTACT: Alison Picher of Bella Energy, +1-720-256-5013,apicher@mindspring.com; or Tim Beal of Boulder Housing Partners,+1-720-564-4610, bealt@bouldercolorado.gov; or Paul Melamed of VisionSunDesign LLC, +1-303-459-3412, paul@visionsundesign.com
Web site: http://www.bellaenergy.com/http://www.boulderhousing.org/http://www.visionsundesign.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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