Dive summary:
- National Resources, a Connecticut-based company that specializes in corporate industrial site redeveloper, brought a healthy dose of the new to reusing the old in its 24-acre, eight-building project called i-Park Hudson in central Yonkers, N.Y., just north of New York City.
- The developer brought in Half Moon Ventures from Chicago to install 3,700 solar generating panels on 10,000 square feet of rooftop along with inverters to turn the direct current from the panels into alternating current beginning in January.
- Half Moon will operate the system, which is expected to generate up to 15% of the park's power needs during peak summer months in an area where high electric rates make alternatives attractive despite the cost of development.
From the article:
"As a developer and owner with a fervent interest in sustainability and preserving resources, we thought this arrangement with Half Moon made great sense for the National Resources business model,” said Joseph Cotter, president of National Resources, which owns i.Park Hudson." ...