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Interviews,
Articles,
& Awards
AS
SEEN ON CNN
January
12, 2010 - Presented a two hour workshop
on Solar Energy & Sustainability at the Essex County Environmental
Center in Roseland, NJ
October
3, 2009 - Hosted Open House & Solar
Tour for the American Solar Energy Society
June
16, 2008 - Solar
Funeral Home Featured in Wall Street Journal
May
30, 2008 - Solar Funeral Home Featured
on CNN News
September
28, 2007 - Received - New Jersey Clean
Energy Small Business Leader of the Year Award
October
29, 2007 - Solar Funeral Home Featured
on NJN News
October
14, 2007 - Received the Conservation Award
from the Friends of Glen Gray/ County of Bergen
June
4, 2006 - Solar
Funeral Home Featured in NY Times
February
2, 2006 - Solar Funeral Home Featured
in Verona Cedar Grove Times
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SOLAR
POWERED
Funeral
Director Robert Prout with his hybrid car
in front of the family's solar powered funeral home.
"Our
use of renewable resources is just one part of the deep commitment
that our family has provided to the community since 1924. The
solar electric system helps us lessen our dependence on foreign
sources of energy and reduce our energy costs and overhead,
allowing us to continue to offer the highest quality of service
while maintaining lower service costs.
Please
feel free to stop by to see how we're putting the sun to work
for you."
Prout
Funeral Home has long been involved with Verona’s municipal
Shade Tree Commission, is represented on its Beautification
Commission, and is very interested in conservation and helping
to preserve the environment.
As
an established part of the town's business community, Prout
Funeral Home leads the way towards energy independance and environmental
care with the first solar installation in Verona.
Hoping
to spread the word to other businesses, citizens, and the youth
of the community, part of Prout’s project was also the
installation of an educational display in a public area of the
Home.
Many
who visit Prout Funeral Home are intrigued by the solar electric
system and often ask questions about how it operates. Also developed
was a 45-minute tour, including a 5-minute video from the National
Renewable Energy Lab.
School
children from the neighborhood, including science classes from
Our Lady of the Lake School in Verona, have taken the tour and
have been impressed with how you can harness the power of the
sun to light up and heat your business or home. [read
the full article] |
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PHASE
I :: Solar Roof
Project
Size
• 17.4 kW Solar PV System
Annual
Emissions Savings
• 22,682 lbs. of CO2
• 120 lbs. of SO2
• 58 lbs. of NOx
Annual
Energy Benefits
• 20,000-24,000 kWh
PHASE
II :: Solar Fence
Solar
Fence
• 8.28 kW Solar PV System
Annual
Emissions Savings
• 13,404 lbs. of CO2
• 71 lbs. of SO2
• 34 lbs. of NOx
The
active inverters are on display in an educational setting to
give visitors an up-close view of solar energy being converted
to electricity.
If
people see that a business or house can successfully run on
solar, it will give renewable energy a mainstream feel.”
Robert
Prout
Director
Prout Funeral Home
Solar
Systems Installed by:
Absolutely
Energized Solar |
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