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SunPower to Deliver 11.4 MW Solar Power System for Santa Clara

San Jose, USA - SunPower Corp. announced that construction has started on 11.4 megawatts (DC) of solar power systems to power public facilities operated by the County of Santa Clara in California.

The County will own the systems, as well as their associated renewable energy credits. SunPower will construct a total of six systems at County facilities, all of which are expected to be operational by the end of 2016. SunPower estimates that the equivalent amount of electricity generated by the systems when they are operational could power more than 6,000 electric vehicles for 30 years.

To fund the project, the County of Santa Clara secured U.S. Department of Treasury clean renewable energy bonds (CREBs), which are available to certain entities, primarily in the public sector, to finance renewable energy projects. California's net energy metering (NEM) and RES-BCT programs also helped make ownership of on-site solar power systems accessible for the county.

According to the company, at five of the county sites, SunPower is installing ground-mounted solar power systems featuring SunPower solar panels. The sixth installation will be a solar carport that generates emission-free solar power while providing needed shade. SunPower has approximately 45 megawatts of large commercial and public agency solar power systems operating or under contract in Santa Clara County.



Source: IWR Online, 04 May 2016

 


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