The Specialty Manufacturing Co.
About
St Paul, Minnesota
800 kWdc
The Specialty Manufacturing Co. has a rich heritage in St. Paul that spans more than a century and four generations. A family business, the company was built on creative energy, a tradition of helping people with their products, and a commitment to supporting its community. All three of these pillars factored into the company’s decision to go solar.
Within just 8 months, Versiris Energy (previously operating as New Energy Equity) successfully installed 400 kW solar arrays on two Specialty Manufacturing buildings in St. Paul that, when combined, produce 800 kW of electricity at full capacity. These arrays are believed to be the most significant member installation among electric cooperatives statewide.
Challenge
This client's location is within a smaller co-op utility territory, which meant the utility did not have much experience with Distributed Generation projects. We were proposing a system more than ten times larger than they had ever encountered before.
Solution
Thorough engagement and communication between our team and the utility allowed the customer to install the largest system possible and offset nearly their entire usage.
What The Specialty Manufacturing Co. Says About Versiris Energy
Beyond the tax benefits and the sustainability component, solar is a proven technology. Not only can we predict what the systems will produce based on our 1,000+ installations, but we can also track production online. It’s extremely gratifying to show Specialty Manufacturing that the arrays have already produced 114 megawatt hours in their short tenure. One of Specialty Manufacturing’s goals was to operate more efficiently, and together, we’ve made that a reality by using two rooftops that were previously an afterthought.
Andy Stahlman
New Energy Equity Sales Executive
