History and artistry meet sustainability in Massachusetts
Sandwich Glass Museum
E2 Solar
Eversource
Sandwich, MA
Public Museum
Rooftop
27.95 kW
29,734 kWh
IQ8-3P
743,344 kWh
Offsetting 41,627 lbs CO₂, 238 lbs SO₂, and 149 lbs NOx
22%
$9,287
$232,187
“The Sandwich Glass Museum had a complicated layout. Most commercial inverter manufacturers offer products that are too large or require old-school string designs that wouldn’t work for this roof. But Enphase IQ8-3P Commercial Microinverters are flexible, so we were able to install PV modules on six different roof planes and kept our AC output at the desired level for compliance with the utility. Excellent customer support and ease of installation made for a great experience for our company.”
Jason Stoots
President, E2 Solar
Why solar?
The Sandwich Glass Museum presents the history, artistry, and fun of glassmaking through exhibits, demonstrations, and a gift shop located in an historic building on Cape Cod.
Jay Weber, the museum’s vice president, is dedicated to making improvements that make financial sense. “As a small museum,” he says, “we’re very aware of the importance of keeping operating costs down, and that includes our electric bill.”
Why Enphase?
Making a solar investment was a big decision for the museum. A combination of the right installation partner and the right products was vital, especially considering the complicated roof layout. E2 Solar has trusted the Enphase brand for years, so the company designed a solution with Enphase commercial microinverters—which turned out to be a perfect fit.
Today, Jay is thrilled with the outcome. “Working with the fine folks at E2 Solar,” he explains, “we’ve hidden 28 kW of panels in the irregular roof structure of our building.”
Electric bills will be reduced by 22% to help offset ongoing monthly electricity costs, and with Enphase, the museum now has panel-level monitoring to help assure expected energy production results for years to come.
