Gengras Motors to install 1,124-panel solar array

Gengras Motor Cars Inc. has reached a deal with a Danbury firm to install two solar arrays at its dealerships in East Hartford.

Ross Solar Group of Danbury will install the two systems totaling 1,124 high-efficiency SunPower panels in East Hartford. SunPower is a manufacturer of solar panels based in California.

The two Gengras solar arrays are expected to generate more than 450,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually, enough to offset 300 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.