A nearly two-year-long solar panel project on Winchester Medical Center’s campus is expected to be finished next month.Once finished, it will be one of the largest solar power systems at any Virginia hospital, said Mark Baker, vice president of facilities management and safety for WMC’s parent company, Valley Health.The solar project should save an estimated $3.25 million in electric utility bills over the next 30 years.“There are three pieces to the project, two of which are already complete,” Baker said recently.The first two sections — a roof-mounted system on Valley Health’s diagnostic center and another system on the roof of the cancer center — were both completed last year, he said.The first one has a capacity of 289.4 kilowatts and…
Winchester Medical Center’s solar energy system nears completion | Nvdaily
