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Enphase Commerical Solar // Success Story // Sleepy Hollow County Club
Old World Country Club Meets
New World Technology
CHALLENGE
Maintain historic site’s natural
and aesthetic beauty while taking
measure to reduce environmental
impact
SOLUTION
Design solar PV systems that
remain almost entirely out of
public view
RESULT
200kW Enphase System allows
the site to draw energy from
renewable power source
“We spent a long
time evaluating
other technologies
and companies out
there, but working
with Enphase was
an absolute game
changer.”
— Doug Hertz
Principal
SunUp Solar Energy
On the banks of the Hudson River, the Sleepy Hollow
Country Club uses its respected reputation to lead its
community toward environmental stewardship. With
Enphase, Sleepy Hollow becomes a renewable energy
pioneer while preserving the club’s historic nature.
Doing Right by the Environment
Country clubs traditionally have high resource demands, from fertilizing and
watering golf course lawns to the steady use of HVAC systems, but some are
breaking with tradition to become environmentally responsible.
Westchester County’s Sleepy Hollow Country Club already does its part to
properly use water, minimize chemical use, and be a good neighbor to the community. With high electric costs and a 300+ acre campus that houses sports and
leisure facilities, the club is now turning to solar to generate its own renewable
energy and further its commitment to a better environment.
Enphase Commercial Solar // Success Story // Sleepy Hollow County Club
The design freedom of Enphase’s
microinverter architecture provided a
huge aesthetic advantage, one that wasn’t
constrained by string sizes or restrictions.
Preserving the property’s picturesque beauty was of the utmost
importance, and installer SunUp Solar Energy designed a system
to maximize energy production without unwanted visible attention.
Their secret: the Enphase System.
When SunUp Solar started installing solar, they a made bold technical decision to go 100 percent Enphase, and they haven’t turned
back since.
“We’re extremely happy with our six-year relationship with Enphase
and have branded our entire company around it—it’s a win-win
situation,” said Doug Hertz, Principal of SunUp Solar.
Out of Sight, But Not Out of Mind
Sleepy Hollow needed a solar system that would be out of the line
of view as much as possible. SunUp Solar performed a full
analysis of the property’s electrical infrastructure to identify the
best areas to locate the 200kW system, and then determined
which areas would work aesthetically. To accommodate both
requests, SunUp Solar created four subsystems on four subsections of the country club.
The first system is on a maintenance building, which is the only flat
rooftop on site that is not visible to onlookers, while the second
system remains largely out of view on the rooftop terrace of an
historic building. The third was installed on a newly built LEED
certified sports facility. Finally, the fourth system will be added to a
new maintenance building, soon to be constructed on the edge of
the golf course.
To learn more about the benefits of the Enphase
System, visit enphase.com.
INSTALLATION SUMMARY
Client Sleepy Hollow Country Club
Location Scarborough, New York
Installer SunUp Solar Energy
System Size 200kW
Microinverters Enphase M215
Modules Conergy PE260, Hyundai 255W, LG 260 mono black
Enphase in the Commercial Market
“We’ve found success in selling Enphase to commercial clients not
only because of its greater return on investment, but also because
Enlighten allows our clients to understand their systems without
being solar experts,” said Hertz. “Sleepy Hollow, for instance, just
wants to know their system is working properly so they can focus
their time and energy on their business.”
Commercial customers such as Sleepy Hollow trust the transparency
of Enlighten and value the remote diagnostics that allows them to
take care of the country club while Enphase takes care of its solar.
About Enphase Energy
The Enphase System revolutionizes solar power generation with
industry-leading technology innovation. Enphase’s proven
microinverter technology maximizes production of each module,
which works together with advanced communications hardware and
an intelligent software platform to deliver a reliable, high-performance
solar array.