Customer: Thule, Inc

Type of Customer: The Company is the manufacturer of high quality roof racks for the transport of skis, bikes, kayaks, and many other types of sporting equipment on vehicles.

Project Location: Seymour, CT

System size: 317 kW DC using 39,000 square feet of roof space

Date commissioned: December, 2008

Mounting type: 5 degree tilted array, on a flat roof, using a standing seam attachment bracket

ACE Role: Turn-Key installation, Engineer, procure all equipment, manage installation

Type of Financing: Power Purchase Agreement

Technology Deployed: ) DC solar photovoltaic (PV) system

Implementation Highlights:
- The PV system will supply an estimated 324,800 kWh annually, or about 26% of the facility’s total electrical needs.

Client quote: “This installation represents yet another step Thule is taking to minimize our energy footprint. We have made substantial improvements in lighting, maintenance and operations over the past few years to achieve significant energy savings. We encourage our employees to ride bikes to work and provide facilities for those who do so – leading to Thule being recognized as an industry leader in going green by Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. In deciding to move forward with going solar at our facility we chose American Capital Energy as our integrator because of their extensive and proven experience in large commercial solar projects.” - Fred Clark, President of Thule, Inc