UGE Achieves Notice to Proceed Milestone for 1.3-Megawatt Rooftop Community Solar Project in Medford, New York

UGE, a leader in commercial and community solar, announces that it has reached the ‘Notice to Proceed’ (NTP) milestone for its 1.3MW community solar project in Medford, New York. The NTP milestone indicates that financing for the project has closed and all necessary permits and interconnection agreements for the project are in place. 

The project will be built atop Medford Logistics Center, a 130,000 square-foot industrial center in the heart of Long Island, developed by UGE’s long-term partner Wildflower LTD. This will be UGE’s eighth rooftop solar project completed with Wildflower, with a seventh currently under construction. 

This is the second project for which UGE will leverage the Domestic Content Adder, an Investment Tax Credit introduced via the Inflation Reduction Act. Designed to strengthen the United States’ solar manufacturing industry, the Domestic Content Adder rewards solar developers for using domestically produced equipment in their projects. Eager to support a stronger domestic solar manufacturing industry, UGE established a Module Supply Agreement last year with Heliene, one of North America’s fastest growing solar manufacturers. For this and other projects under construction, UGE is utilizing U.S.-made solar modules from Heliene, inclusive of US-made cells. 

Each year, the Medford Logistics solar project will offset roughly 1,500 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) equivalent, the amount produced by burning approximately 170,000 gallons of gasoline. It will produce enough electricity to power roughly 200 homes each year. 

As part of an ongoing partnership announced in November 2021, wireless provider T-Mobile will serve as the project's anchor energy off-taker, supporting T-Mobile's commitment to power its business using 100% renewable energy.

Having reached NTP, the Medford project will now enter deployment and construction, the final phase before commercial operation. Once complete, the projects will join UGE’s operating portfolio, which currently stands at 24MW. The Medford project is projected to complete construction and begin operating this fall. 

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