“Going solar” has quickly become the new business as usual
for corporations, which are procuring large-scale renewable
energy at record levels. We share that commitment to clean
energy and climate leadership. That’s why we’re a proud
supporters of Rocky Mountain Institute’s Business
Renewables Center.
A power purchase agreement (PPA) for utility-scale solar offers:
This extensive and architecturally complex campus required a forward-thinking design solution, including both rooftop and carport PV arrays.
From 2010 to 2012, 90 MW was successfully deployed on 25 commercial solar rooftops in Southern California. Part of the initiative includes the largest single solar PV rooftop in the U.S. in 2011, with a rating of 8.55 MWdc on a 1.3M square foot building.
As of December 2009, this was the largest rooftop PV system in the United States. With the busy holiday season looming, there was zero margin for error for the grid-interconnection.
This 500 kW system in Glendora, CA is typical of Walmart’s multi-site solar initiative. We provided engineering and on-site construction management on 22 distinct sites.
