Kudos to Timex Group USA for being a bit more green.

The company recently completed an installation of 800 solar panels outside its Middlebury headquarters in CT. This would make the facility one of the largest ground-mounted solar electric installations in that state as well as the northeastern U.S. This 2.5 million dollar project (which was partially financed through a $920,000 grant from the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund and tax credits) consists of 27 rows of 244kW solar panels which can generate 285,439 kilowatt-hours a year – enough electricity annually to power 32 average CT homes. According to the company, the output will “avoid over 6.6 million pounds of carbon dioxide, 28,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide and 11,000 pounds of nitrogen oxide over the 25-year life of the system.”

Alteris Renewables handled the installation of the panels which can be monitored on the web through this website here. Yes.. since it’s night time, the system is generating nothing thus far.. BUT it has generated approximately 12,021.7 kWh already. Pretty sweet.

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