Independent Energy Solutions Inc. (IES), based in Vista, Calif., has completed and commissioned a 1.15 MW solar electric system for The Capital Group Cos.' Irvine, Calif., campus.
Mounted on shade structures on the roofs of three parking garages, the system provides nearly 50% of the energy used to power the campus data center and central plant equipment.
Consisting of 5,472 Kyocera 210 W polycrystalline solar panels and capable of producing 1.7 million kWh of clean electricity per year, the array is now the largest photovoltaic system in Orange County, according to IES.Â
SOURCE: Independent Energy Solutions Inc.
