Treasure Valley Scout Reservation in Rutland will soon be turning on the switch and generating electricity.

Lori Ribeiro, Senior Project Manager, answers questions about implementing the largest public solar contract in New England’s history, as well as her lengthy experience in the Massachusetts clean energy industry.

Many of us have heard of solar energy, but do you know how solar energy works, and why a business or school might want to have a solar photovoltaic array installed? This overview of Worcester Academy’s solar array, designed and installed by leading clean energy company Nexamp in 2010, provides a brief tour of system components and explanation from Nexamp’s John Lagasse, with an introduction from the school’s environmental sustainability director Mike Carroll and closing thoughts from Academy alumnus and Nexamp project manager Matt Martunas.