Xenia manufacturer boasts largest solar array in Greene County

A Xenia manufacturer has had installed what it calls the largest solar panel array in Greene County.

SAS Automation, a producer of robotic tooling, announced a photovoltaic solar array, saying in a news release that it has had 222 solar panels installed, each providing 230 watts for a total of 51.2 kilowatts.

The installation was completed by EnergyWize LLC of Xenia, SAS said.

The total project cost $280,000, SAS said. The company received $140,000 in an Ohio government grant and a 30 percent federal tax credit. The company also will be eligible to sell solar renewable energy certificates, allowing the equipment to “pay for itself within three years and showing a positive income thereafter,” it said in its press release.

Selling such certificates allows buyers to claim they are contributing to the use of solar power.

SAS has 25 local employees.