Saxonville Mills Gets New Solar System

Framingham, MA – The past meets the future at historic Saxonville Mills in Framingham as Creative Development Co., SolarFlair Energy, Inc. and Brookline Bank team up to install a 498KW PV solar energy system.
Saxonville Mills, originally built in 1884 as a textile mill, was remodeled into commercial
building space during the 1970’s. The mill is host to a wide range of tenants including high-tech, retail and studio artists.
Now Creative Development Co., owner of Saxonville Mills, is updating the 19th century buildings with 21st century technology to generate electricity using renewable energy from the sun.
The solar electric system will consist of 1,780 panels from Suntech and two Solectria SGI250
inverters.
SolarFlair Energy, a Framingham based company, will design and install the turn-key system.
The solar panels will be mounted on three of the mill’s nine buildings. Upon completion, this will be the largest solar energy installation in the Framingham area.
Each year approximately 391,000 pounds of CO2 will be offset by this renewable energy system. This much clean energy is the equivalent of planting 889 trees, flying 30,500 miles in an airplane, or driving 18,867 miles in an SUV each year.