Rows of solar panels will be installed on a residential rooftop in D.C.
Don’t think you can truly live off-grid on solar power? Well, don’t tell that to Shelley Cohen and Mike Gala! This week, the couple installed the largest residential solar panel array in the District of Columbia.
The 52-panel system will allow Cohen and Gala to offset 75-85% of their home’s electricity demand. Installed by Astrum Solar (based in Maryland), the solar panel array is an 11.96 kilowatt (kW) system which will generate nearly 13,800 kilowatt-hours of solar electricity annually.
In case you were wondering how that translates to environmental benefits, consider that the couple is giving back the equivalent of planting 250 trees each year by relying on their solar panel system instead of grid-based electricity.
Cohen and Gala entered a partnership with the Washington D.C. government for their project. Shelley Cohen urged other residents to consider doing so, as well:
“Our family is committed to living a green urban lifestyle and to reducing our carbon footprint. Our project benefited from a partnership with the DC government, and we encourage others to take advantage of the incentives being offered by the District.”
Astrum Solar is based in the Northeast of the U.S. Residents of Washington, D.C., Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio have reduced their carbon footprint by installing solar panels on their rooftops.
Perhaps you’re inspired, too?
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