Hampshire College hopes to begin building solar system this spring

Hampshire College has begun an impact study with Eversource to evaluate the college plan to install a solar power system that would generate all of the college's electricity. The impact study will look at how the arrays will function in the electrical distribution systems in Amherst and Hadley, and if any upgrades are needed for safe, stable, and reliable operation, Todd R. Holland, the property and operations manager, explained in an email. The studies typically take between 55 and 70 days. He said the college hopes to begin work on the system in the spring.