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Evergreen Solar Panels Powering 220KW Installation at Carlson Orchards

Harvard, MA, apple orchard to flip switch on two-acre solar array that will supply approximately two-thirds of the power used by orchard

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Evergreen Solar, Inc. announced a 220-kilowatt ground mounted installation is now operational at Carlson Orchards, Inc., a 120-acre apple, peach and nectarine orchard that also produces more than 500,000 gallons of apple cider each year. The array was constructed using Evergreen Solar’s ES-A Series String Ribbon solar panels. The system will supply approximately two-thirds of the electricity at the orchard by powering two large-scale refrigeration buildings and the orchard’s cider press. The ...

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