Oakridge Farm

Oakridge Dairy is a 5th generation farm located in Ellington, CT. The farm with assistance from the CT Farm Energy Program received a USDA Rural Development REAP grant to install a rooftop solar array on their dairy barn. The goal was to reduce energy costs associated with the farm that include manure pumps, milk pumps, water pumps, fans and lighting all which use a lot of electricity. The project has an added financial benefit to the farm since they were able to secure a ZREC contract with their utility company. Oakridge installed a 245kW solar pv system consisting of 752 panels equivalent to powering approximately 45 homes annually.

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