Lawson Electric installed their own 38 kW photovoltaic solar system on the roof of their facility in the summer of 2011. This system is estimated to produce 47,840 kWh annually. 

Click here to view real-time web monitoring of their system.

The Solar Installation Grant Program is part of Governor Phil Bredesen’s Volunteer State Solar Initiative, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Tennessee Solar Institute is part of the Volunteer State Solar Initiative, a comprehensive solar energy and economic development program focusing on job creation, education, renewable power production and technology commercialization. This initiative has been established using $62.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding received by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.

Acknowledgment | This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy under Award Number DE-EE0000160.

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