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A 277 kilowatt solar energy system will be installed on the roof of the Gosman Athletic Center in order to provide the university with over 300,000 units of Kwatt energy per year in cooperation with Alteris Renewables, university President Jehuda Reinharz announced Wednesday evening.

The energy gained from the solar energy system will be the equivalent to ten percent of the athletic centers needs. Over the next 25 years the solar energy system will prevent 11.6 million pounds of CO2 from entering the environment.

The solar panels will be financed by EOS Ventures, a renewable energy company, as part of a power purchase agreement. The agreement states that Brandeis will buy the energy from EOS instead of a standard energy company, saving the university close to a million dollars over the panels lifetime.

Preparation for the solar panels is expected to begin in November. The panels will be built by Alteris Renewables, the largest design-build energy company in the Northeast, and one of the top ten energy companies in the United States.

President Jehuda Reinharz announced the installation of the panels at an event discussing the new climate action plan, which was unveiled last week, in the new Shapiro Science Complex. He was joined by Chair of the Faculty Senate Professor Sabine Von Mering (GER) and Student Union President Andy Hogan 11.

Bill Kanzer, marketing director of Alteris, explained that,

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