ROCKVILLE, Md. and DENVER, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Chaberton Energy, a Maryland-based solar developer, and Pivot Energy, a national renewable energy owner and operator, announced today that they are powering up an innovative solar project in Maryland.
The 19-acre site, named Project Catherine, sits on St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church's property in Cooksville, Howard County, Md., and is essentially three projects in one. A portion of the project supplies energy directly to the church. While the rest of the project serves Loyola University Maryland and the surrounding community via a subscription model.
The project involved significant input from the community, St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, and the project subscribers. For instance, by limiting the footprint of the solar arrays to unused portions of the existing site, project designers retained prime athletic fields for the church. The solar land lease payments will also benefit the St. Mary community.
"Pivot Energy shares our passion for the energy transition and works tirelessly to help communities access local, affordable, clean energy," said Mike Doniger, chief operating officer at Chaberton Energy. "This project showcases our development team's creativity as it combines three different solar business models in one project—a community solar project, a power purchase agreement with a nonprofit, and the offsetting of on-site electricity usage. We are grateful to St. Mary Church, Howard County officials, Loyola and so many others who collaborated to make this a reality."
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