Project's solar panels could power apartments

Developer John Rosenthal wants to build what would be the state's largest solar installation atop one of the buildings in his sprawling development along the Massachusetts Turnpike near Fenway Park.

The solar farm would be installed on the roof of a parking garage that Rosenthal would build over the turnpike by Brookline Avenue. Altogether, Rosenthal's proposed One Kenmore development is a five-building complex that includes a 27-story residential tower, 367,000 square feet of offices, retail stores, and 1,290 parking spaces.

Rosenthal said the solar farm could produce up to 450 kilowatts of electricity, enough to power about 100 of the 330 apartments he wants to build on land between Brookline Avenue and Beacon Street.