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As a tenant of the building they lease outside of Philadelphia, American Reading Company ultimately had a few hurdles to overcome in order to install a photovoltaic solar system on the roof of the 100,000-square-foot headquarters.
Their solar system needed to be minimally intrusive on the existing roof structure and to accommodate existing roof warranties, while also providing significant environmental and financial savings.
TerraSol Energies provided American Reading Company with a solar system that offsets 100% of their annual electricity consumption. In tune with their mission of People, Planet, Profit, American Reading is enjoying the financial and environmental benefits of generating its own renewable energy.
American Reading Company, headquartered in Blue Bell, PA, is one of the most respected names in professional learning and literacy education in the country. Their mission is simple and powerful: build knowledge, strengthen classroom instruction, and give educators the resources they need to help every student succeed.
For an organization whose entire purpose is to engage students and equip teachers with expertise, choosing renewable energy wasn’t just a financial decision. It was a values decision.
The breakthrough was the SunPower Helix™ commercial solar platform, a ballasted mounting system that requires absolutely no penetrations into the existing roof structure.
This meant American Reading Company could own their solar system outright, protect their roof warranty, and generate 100% of their electricity on-site, all without a single modification to the building they lease. For any business that leases its space, this project is proof that solar ownership is within reach.
With limited rooftop space to work with, TerraSol engineered a system using SunPower’s highest-efficiency commercial panels to maximize power output per square foot and ensure the 960-panel, 313kW system could deliver the full 407,000 kWh of annual output required to offset American Reading’s entire electricity consumption.
The results speak directly to American Reading’s triple bottom line. 315 tons of CO2 are eliminated per year. 100% of electricity costs offset. And a system designed to perform for decades. It gives their team the financial predictability to keep investing in what matters most: the students, teachers, and classroom resources that define their work every day.
You Don’t Have to Own Your Building to Own Your Solar. If your business leases its space, don’t walk away from the savings and sustainability benefits solar can deliver.
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TerraSol Energies, Inc. develops and manages turnkey solar solutions that provide renewable energy means for homeowners, business owners, and non-profits.
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