Harvard Campus

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Zapotec partnered with CREF to analyze twelve different properties owned or operated by Harvard University throughout Cambridge, Allston, and Southborough, MA. Zapotec explored roof-mounted, carport canopy, and ground mount arrays at various locations and produced twenty different solar array scenarios to present to Harvard University for future development. Zapotec included the possibility of energy storage systems (ESS) being paired with the PV arrays and explored the various financial effects of ESS. Zapotec also thoroughly analyzed the ownership options for each array either directly owned or through a power purchase agreement (PPA). Zapotec produced a high-quality report detailing every aspect of the study to be presented to Harvard University by CREF. The report featured Helioscope models, shading models, structural analysis, financial analysis, and future recommendations to pursue.