Mercury Solar Systems Completes First Two Commercial Installations in Maryland

PORT CHESTER, N.Y., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercury Solar Systems, one of the top solar integrators on the East Coast, today announced that it has completed its first two commercial installations in Maryland in partnership with Nautilus Solar. The Company installed 1MW of ground mount and rooftop systems at sites in Talbot and Frederick Counties. Talbot County's solar system is the largest funded to date by The Maryland Energy Administration's Project Sunburst Program.

"Maryland has accelerated its adoption of solar energy over the past twelve months and we believe projects like Talbot County's will spur additional activity in this sector in the months ahead," commented Frank Alfano, CEO, Mercury Solar Systems. "We are committed to extending our leadership position into the Maryland market and are pleased to have partnered with Nautilus Solar on these two initial projects."

The projects included a 550kW ground mount system for the Talbot County Community Center based in Easton, MD and a 499kW rooftop system for Oakdale High School in Ijamsville, MD.

"Talbot County Council support allowed this forward thinking arrangement to take shape as part of a process to help County owned facilities model environmentally responsible operations," commented Rick Towle, Director, Talbot County Department of Parks & Recreation. "We thank Mercury Solar Systems and Nautilus Solar for making this solar project a reality -- it will produce a significant amount of clean energy for our community and reduce our electricity costs by 50 percent."

To download hi-resolution photos of the Maryland solar systems visit http://www.mercurysolarsystems.com/content/newsroom/photographs.asp.

About Mercury Solar Systems

Mercury Solar Systems is one of the leading solar integrators on the East Coast and Inc500's "10th Fastest Growing Energy Company". The Company designs and installs solar panels and solar energy systems for the commercial and residential marketplace and to date has installed over 1,500 solar systems in excess of 20MW of energy. Mercury Solar Systems is a subsidiary of Mercury Energy, a leading provider of solar energy systems throughout the United States. For more information visit www.MercurySolarSystems.com.

Mercury Solar Systems is a registered trademark of Mercury Solar Systems, Inc.  

About Nautilus Solar Energy

Founded in 2006, Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC ("Nautilus Solar") is a leading independent solar power producer headquartered in Summit, New Jersey. Nautilus Solar develops, constructs, finances, owns and operates distributed generation and utility-scale solar electric systems. The company sells its generated electricity through long term power purchase agreements. Nautilus Solar is majority-owned by an investment affiliate of Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC, based in Greenwich, CT. For more information visit www.nautilussolar.com.

Contact:  Kelly Walsh, 914-315-6072, [email protected]

SOURCE Mercury Solar Systems