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SPACES & PLACESProject Aims for First Near 鈥楴et-Zero鈥� Building An addition to Hutchison Hall will be part of an innovative energy initiative.
hutchisonNET BENEFIT: A new solar energy system is expected nearly to offset the power needs of a new addition to Hutchison Hall. (Photo: Courtesy of Ellenzweig)
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A project to install a state-of-the-art solar and energy storage system on the River 人妻少妇专区 is expected to result in the first near 鈥渘et-zero鈥� building at the University, meaning that the system will return as much energy to the grid as the new building requires for its power.

The project, supported with a $1 million award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), features the installation of a 335-kilowatt solar system on the roof of the Goergen Athletic Center. That system will supply the University鈥檚 electrical grid with the power equivalent to that needed for a new addition to the south side of Hutchison Hall.

Work on the building, designed to be high efficiency and to use technologies that reduce its energy use, is expected to begin in 2019, with work on the energy system, the first of its kind in the Northeast, to begin later that year.

Carmala Garzione, a professor of earth and environmental sciences at Rochester and the director of the University鈥檚 Center for Energy and the Environment, is spearheading the initiative, which will bring together Rochester researchers, students, and local community members to learn more about solar energy that is integrated with energy storage.

The project is part of a NYSERDA鈥搇ed initiative to supply 50 percent of the state鈥檚 electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The program鈥檚 ultimate goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.