Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC recently completed the installation of a rooftop solar array at Whelen Engineering Company Inc. in Chester, comprised of 1,026 solar photovoltaic panels.

Greenskies will maintain and operate the solar arrays as part of its large portfolio of commercial, industrial, small utility and community solar projects. Whelen Engineering will own the solar array, and Greenskies will ensure the highest levels of production over the life of the project.

“We wanted to implement our goals of clean energy in a practical way at Whelen Engineering,” George Whelen, president and CEO of Whelen Engineering Co. Inc., said in a statement. “Greenskies provided us with the information we were looking for on installing and maintaining solar and also the benefits of solar. We are excited this new solar array will allow 20 percent of our electricity consumption to come from clean, renewable energy.”

The rooftop solar array at Whelen is expected to produce 364,640 kWh of clean energy annually, which could power 29 homes and offset the environmental impact of 30,536 gallons of gasoline or nearly 58 cars each year.