July: Tile System Offsets Annual Electric Bill by 85%
Eagle Place, Lafayette, Colorado
Project of the Month: July 2007
First HUD Solar Affordable Housing Project in US 
Eagle Place, Lafayette, Colorado
First HUD Solar Affordable Housing Project in US
Team Comments
Mona Newton
Project Manager, Bella
Project Manager, Bella
Bella advocates for renewable energy housing for all sectors of society. This is the standard that all housing should be built to, now and in the future.
Amery Host
Project Developer, Peak Properties
Project Developer, Peak Properties
This is Colorado's most energy efficient affordable housing project and our goal is to be the nation's most energy efficient. We are setting a national and statewide precedent on how solar energy systems are funded in affordable housing projects.
Eagle Place, Lafayette, Colorado
Bella Energy supplied the hardware for 64 kilowatts of solar electricity for 60 housing units. Each building has solar awnings that produce a large percentage of the monthly utilities for electricity. Bella also supplied a 40 panel solar thermal system for heating hot water for each of the units. The Eagle Place model shows financers and policy makers that having alternative energy systems on HUD projects will dramatically reduce utility bills in the long run and buffer against future utility rate hikes. Because the residents will be saving money monthly, builders will qualify for a bigger loan up front to buy solar system hardware during initial construction of the buildings.