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LARGE PROJECTS DRIVE MONOLITH SOLAR'S GROWTH

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Steve Erby, vice president of Monolith SolarAssociates, has two ambitious goals for the solar company to reach within the next year: Move into the Vista Technology Park by January and add up to 50 employees.

"January is a very aggressive move-in date, but I'm a very big believer in setting goals," Erby says.

Since the company started in 2009, operating out of Erby's garage, the size of its solar projects has grown. Monolith's new location in the Vista Technology Campus will feature a 2 million-watt system. During Monolith's early years, the largest project the company completed was a 25,000-watt system.The company will hire between 40 and 50 people, adding to the 60 current employees. That growth is driven by a number of large projects, including a solar farm for Rensselaer County. Monolith is also working on solar farms for Schenectady County and the Sage Colleges, among others.

"People are realizing solar is here to stay and it"s in for the long haul," Erby says.

MONOLITH'S OFFICE SPACE IN RENSSELAER IS OVERCROWDED, ERBY SAYS. THE 16,000-SQUARE-FOOT OFFICE SPACE AT VISTA WILL BE FOUR TIMES LARGER THAN THE RENSSELAER LOCATION.

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Cambridge Central School District - First Solar in Washington County!!

CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. >> Cambridge Central School recently completed the installation of a solar panel array at both the District Offices/Bus Garage and the school campus. The solar array was installed by Monolith Solar, and represents the first large scale solar array installed at a public school in Washington County. The CCS Solar Power Project was part of the continuing efforts of the school's Energy and Sustainability Committee, which has worked over the past 9 years to make recommendations to the Board of Education on ways to make the school more energy efficient and sustainable.

The Solar Power Project came at no cost to the school district, as it was part of a power purchase agreement between CCS and Monolith Solar. This project had no impact on the taxpayer and has created the opportunity for CCS to purchase energy at a reduced rate, while also educating students about the benefits of renewable energy resources. The CCS Solar array is made up of two separate systems. One system is installed on the roof of the K-12 school building. This system is made up of 671 panels, with each panel producing 300 watts. The total system size is 201,300 watts and is expected to produce over 202,000 kilowatt-hours of energy annually. This will offset about 139 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, and will supply around 26 percent of the school's annual electricity needs.

The District Office/Bus Garage system is comprised of 275 panels, producing 82,500 watts. This array is expected to produce over 83,000 kilowatt-hours of energy annually. This offsets about 57.2 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, and will supply 100 percent of the building's electricity needs. Specific information about the solar panels, including real time data can be found at www.cambridgecsd.org.

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