Northern Sun Energy, a solar and storage EPC firm, has begun construction on two solar projects for developer Seaboard Solar in Waterford and Boonville, New York. The 23-MWDC project portfolio is supported by NYSERDA grants and will employ local laborers.
Project sites in New York State are being prepared for new community solar arrays. Northern Sun Energy
“Northern Sun Team members have built projects for us since 2017, and their approach to these sites shows why that relationship has lasted,” said Shawn Brazo, president of Seaboard Solar. “Neither site was straightforward, and the Northern Sun team brings deep experience and creative problem-solving to difficult terrains and extreme climates.”
Each project presented logistical challenges, with the two-parcel Waterford site only accessible via a bridge with a 20-ton weight restriction. The Boonville site’s updated snow load requirements, which rank among the highest in the nation, posed another challenge. Northern Sun worked closely with racking partner GameChange Energy to engineer a system that met the updated code while keeping construction on track.
“These two sites tested us in different ways,” says Chris Balogh, VP and co-founder of Northern Sun. “Waterford’s bridge restrictions meant rethinking how we would get equipment onsite, and Boonville’s heavy snow load pushed our structural engineers to ensure that the system would remain productive and reliable throughout severe upstate New York winters.”
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