Main Street Arena and Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) are partnering to build one of the largest privately owned solar installations in Virginia.
The $280,000 68-kilowatt array, to be used by the Main Street Arena, is expected to shave as much as two months off of its annual energy bill. Doing so would offset the energy use of 6.63 American homes.
“We are very happy to be partnering with LEAP on a project that we believe will have not only positive effects on our business but also will send an important signal to other businesses that now is the time to start investing in the future,” Mark Brown, owner of Main Street Arena, said in a press release.
U.S. Green Energy Corporation, based in Fredericksburg, has already begun work on the project, which will create 40 jobs in the company’s plant in Danville.
The project is set to finish by April 30.
