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Solis Partners Installs 1.82 MW Rooftop Array At N.J. Distribution Center

Solis Partners, a Manasquan, N.J.-based commercial solar developer, has completed a 1.82 MW rooftop solar electric system at Freeze’s manufacturing and distribution facility in Dayton, N.J. Solis Partners designed, engineered and constructed the solar PV system on the roof of the 320,000 square-foot facility.

The system operates under a full-service power purchase agreement, allowing Freeze to receive all the benefits of on-site solar electric generation without any capital cost, Solis Partners says. Freeze, which designs, sells, manufactures and distributes licensed and private-label clothing to retailers, expects the systems to meet approximately 80% of its annual electricity needs.

The solar array consists of 6,994 panels that will generate more than 2.1 million kWh of energy in the first year, according to Solis Partners.

“Freeze is setting a strong example of how to develop and incorporate sustainable practices into a business in order to become more efficient and competitive,” says Jamie Hahn, co-founder and managing director of Solis Partners.

“They continually look for ways to improve their business and its effect on the environment,” Hahn adds. “In addition to helping the company reduce its carbon footprint, the solar installation will lower operating costs and serve as a hedge against future rate increases.”

 

Solon Inaugurates
459 kW PV Array

Solon Corp. has completed construction of a 459 kW PV system at the Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Facility for the Town of Gila Bend, Ariz. The system is expected to offset the energy usage of the water treatment facility by 86%, the company says.

Solon engineered, designed, constructed and commissioned the fixed-tilt array and will continue to operate and maintain the system on behalf of Gila Bend.

The project development and system ownership was financed through a State of Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority grant awarded to the Town of Gila Bend for drinking water infrastructure improvements.

 

Hannah Solar Wins
Marine Corps Contract

Hannah Solar Government Services LLC says that Turner Universal Construction, based in Washington, D.C., has awarded the company a contract valued at $4,087,706 for the construction of a 1.1 MW solar photovoltaic system for the U.S. Marine Corps in Camp Lejeune, N.C.

The system will be roof-mounted on standing-seam metal roofs and canopy-mounted on the top of a parking garage. It is expected to generate 1,323,000 kWh of electricity annually for the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune.

The project will use components manufactured in the U.S., Hannah Solar notes.

 

AV Solar Ranch One
Reaches 100 MW

First Solar Inc. says its Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One project, which is currently under construction in northern Los Angeles County, Calif., has achieved a peak generating capacity of 100 MW connected to the electrical grid.

The project is currently California’s largest operating PV power plant and will have a generating capacity of 230 MW upon completion, which is expected later this year.

Initial construction on the solar project began in September 2011, and module installation started in June 2012, providing an average of 400 jobs during the construction phase. Power from the plant is being purchased by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. under a 25-year contract.

 

Centinela Solar Project
Moves To Next Stage

Fluor Corp. says that Centinela Solar Energy LLC, a member of LS Power Group, has issued a notice to proceed for Phase II of the Centinela solar project, a 170 MW PV plant located 90 miles east of San Diego.

Fluor received its initial notice to proceed from LS Power in September 2012 and began construction in December 2012. Phase II is the final phase to be released to Fluor under its lump-sum engineering, procurement and construction contract for the project. The company will book the undisclosed second-phase value in the first quarter of this year.

The Centinela project is located on approximately 2,100 acres, and all major permits have been secured for the project. It is expected to achieve full commercial operation by the middle of 2014.

 

Wirsol Benelux
Sells Portfolio

Wirsol Benelux has signed an agreement with the Danish investment fund Obton A/S to sell a 3.12 MW portfolio of five photovoltaic power plants installed across the Flanders region of Belgium.

Built on industrial rooftops, the portfolio will have an annual electricity output of nearly 2,586 MWh, Wirsol says. The projects were financed by ING Bank.

 

KKR Acquires Three
Ontario Projects

Global investment firm KKR has acquired three solar photovoltaic projects from an affiliate of Starwood Energy Group, SSM Solar. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, SSM Solar has a total capacity of 69 MW.

SSM Solar is fully contracted to sell its energy output to the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) under 20-year power purchase agreements entered under the OPA’s Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program.

 

IdeemaSun energy
Constructs 2 MW Farm

Germany-based IdeemaSun energy GmbH says it has entered the Eastern European solar market by completing a 2 MW solar farm near Bucharest, Romania.

The company served as the engineering, procurement and construction partner for a Romanian investor. Construction involved the installation of approximately 8,300 Hanwha SolarOne modules and 66 Power-One inverters. The plant is expected to produce approximately 2,700 MWh of electricity annually.

 

Strata Solar Planning
100 MW In N.C.

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based Strata Solar has unveiled plans for a 100 MW solar farm in Warsaw, N.C. According to the company, the project will be the largest of its kind within the state and one of the largest solar farms on the East Coast.

Strata Solar plans to break ground on the project at the end of this year. Construction of the farm will last approximately 10 to 12 months and will require a crew of nearly 400 people for the duration of the build. Additional project partners have not yet been announced.

 

Dynamic Energy
Installs Two Arrays

The Eagle Leasing Co. has completed two new photovoltaic solar systems at its facilities in Orange, Conn., and Oxford, Mass. Eagle Leasing teamed with Dynamic Energy to install the systems, which total 246.74 kW and consist of 978 solar panels on the roof of the facilities.

 

SolarWorld, Enphase
Supply 902 kW Array

Strain Ranches, a diversified agricultural operation in Arbuckle, Calif., has commissioned a 902 kW solar array to power its commercial rice drying and storage business. The system features solar panels from SolarWorld and micro-inverters from Enphase.

The array was designed and installed by North State Solar Energy, a solar electric contractor that specializes in agricultural solar projects, and Renewable Design Solutions, a photovoltaic design and consulting firm. The system is also one of the largest ground-mounted projects in the world to use micro-inverter technology, the companies note.

 

SunPower Completes
3.3 MW In Calif.

SunPower Corp. has installed 3.3 MW of PV for San Diego’s Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD). The arrays are located at six SUHSD schools. SunPower installed solar shade structures in school parking lots, taking advantage of underutilized space and providing needed shade. All were financed through a power purchase agreement (PPA).

SUHSD has also signed a PPA with SunPower for a potential 6.4 MW of solar power systems at 16 additional campuses. Construction of these solar power systems is contingent upon SunPower’s receipt of financing.

 

UPS Planning
Additional Array

UPS says it has now invested in two solar power projects at its distribution facilities in Parsippany, N.J., and Secaucus, N.J. The 1.2 MW Parsippany project was completed in fall 2012, and the 1.2 MW Secaucus project is planned for completion this spring.

In all, the completion of these projects will expand UPS’ solar power generating capacity from 360 kW to 2.76 MW and will produce in excess of 3 million kWh of renewable energy annually, the company says.

For its PV arrays, UPS has opted for a business model under which it develops, engineers and purchases the projects directly. It also oversees construction and operates the arrays in-house.

 

Dominion Buys
7.7 MW Ga. Project

Energy provider Dominion has acquired a 7.7 MW solar energy development project in Georgia from Smart Energy Capital and Jacoby Development. The project is to begin commercial operation late this year.

Dominion’s Azalea solar facility, to be located near Augusta in east-central Georgia, will use PV modules from an unspecified supplier. Dominion will select a contractor and oversee the construction of the project. The purchase price is confidential, Dominion says.

The project has in place a long-term power purchase agreement with Cobb Electric Membership Corp. R