July 26, 2022 - Fall River, MA — The Diocese of Fall River announced today its intention to
install a 544 kW-DC solar system on the roof of Bishop Connolly high school which will
cover 100% of the school’s electricity needs. The proposed system will produce 628,000
kWh of electricity annually which is equivalent to driving a gas-powered car over 1 million
miles.

“We are excited for the opportunity to partner with Resonant Energy on this important
initiative. This project will not only serve as an educational opportunity for our students,
but as a symbol of our community’s continued commitment to the environment,” said
Kathleen St. Laurent, Bishop Connolly High School President/Principal.

K-12 schools in the US spend roughly $8 billion on electricity every year, making it one of
their largest expenditures, second only to staffing costs. In order to ease this burden and
promote solar education, Resonant Energy has launched the Students for Solar Campaign
which is designed to help students, faculty and administrators bring solar to their schools.

The Bishop Connolly solar project will join more than a dozen solar projects owned by the
Diocese, producing more than 10M kWh annually. The proposed solar project will be
managed by Dorchester-based Resonant Energy which recently developed projects for the
Diocese at the St. Francis Xavier School in Acushnet and St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish
in New Bedford. The solar system is expected to save the school nearly $2 million over the
25-year lifespan of the system.

The project is currently in the development and engineering stage and installation is
expected to take place in the spring or summer of 2023.