Greenwich Academy / Greenwich, CT

Greenwich Academy

“Guided by our motto, ‘Toward the Building of Character,’ Greenwich Academy is committed to practicing responsible environmental stewardship and educating future leaders. The GA curriculum is grounded in teaching students about the natural world and their relationship to it.”

Molly H. King, Head of School

Greenwich Academy, a private day school for girls in pre- Kindergarten through 12th grade, incorporated the solar panels on the Philander Button Hall Middle School building as part of a larger building renovation and expansion project. The school is in the process of developing an environmental curriculum incorporating lessons about solar energy generation and will be placing an information display regarding solar energy generation and the school’s solar PV system in the lobby of the Middle School building.

Installation Type Flat Roof Tilt-Mount Solar Array
Location Greenwich, CT
Type of Panel SunPower 230
Date Completed May 2008
Type of Inverter 2 - Solectria PVI-13kw
System Size 27.60 kW
Power Generated (annual) 750,000 kWh
PV Surface Area 2000 sq. ft.
1st Year Savings $5,400

  • Reduces CO2 emissions 815,000 lbs. over the life of the system

  • Equivalent to planting 3,600 trees

  • This is the same as eliminating 883,200 driving miles

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  • Guided by our motto, ‘Toward the Building of Character,’ Greenwich Academy is committed to practicing responsible environmental stewardship and educating future leaders. The GA curriculum is grounded in teaching students about the natural world and their relationship to it.

    Molly H. King, Head of School