MassCEC has awarded the Low-Income Energy Affordability Network (LEAN) $2 million to manage a solar thermal program to install solar hot water (SHW) systems at multi-family residential and nonprofit facilities serving low income residents and participants. The program began October 1, 2010 and will extend through September 30, 2011.
The objectives of MassCEC's partnership with LEAN are to:
- Demonstrate reductions in energy operating costs for owners, managers, and occupants/users of low income residential and service facilities through the installation of solar hot water systems
- Facilitate the transformation of the solar thermal market in a geographically dispersed manner by:
Educating the installer industry and building the supply chain
Improving consistency and competitiveness of bids for solar thermal installations
Identifying solar water heating project cost reductions
In fall 2010, LEAN procured two experienced technical firms, BEAM and Paradigm Partners, to assist in the management of the solar thermal projects. The LEAN management team selects projects based on site location, storage capacity, hot water consumption, roof integrity, and client commitment. The following process is then conducted for each solar thermal project selected:
1.Project Qualification
2.Detailed Feasibility Analysis and System Design
3.Vendor Walkthrough and Bid Selection
4.Bid Review and Vendor Selection
5.Construction Management
Please note: At this time LEAN has received more applications than it can fund, and therefore is no longer accepting new applications.
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