Five Points Solar Station is a 15MW solar PV power project. It is located in California, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2011 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in October 2011. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Pacific Gas and Electric and Solon. The project is currently owned by Pacific Gas and Electric with a stake of 100%.
Five Points Solar Station is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 105 acres.
The project generates 28,699.174MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 4,500 households, offsetting 21,068t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2011 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in October 2011.
Contractors involved
Solon was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the solar PV power project.
Solon was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company installed 75,528 modules at the site.
SatCon Technology supplied 24 inverters to the project site.
The mounting systems have been supplied by Schletter for the project.
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About Pacific Gas and Electric
Pacific Gas and Electric Co (PGEC), a subsidiary of PG&E Corp, is an investor-owned energy utility company. It generates electricity; and provides electric transmission and distribution services and natural gas transportation services. The company owns and operates power generation assets; and sources energy from qualifying facilities, and other third-party purchase agreements. PGEC provides natural gas transportation services to core customers including small commercial and residential customers, and to non-core customers: industrial, large commercial and natural gas-fired electric generation facilities. It procures natural gas from the basins in western North America, Rocky Mountains, and South western US. PGEC is headquartered in San Francisco, California, the US.
About Solon
Solon Corp (Solon), a subsidiary of SOLON International LL FZE, is a renewable energy company that offers commercial and utility-scale photovoltaic system solutions. The company offers business activities such as system solutions, project development, design, project finance, engineering, procurement and construction, and technical services. It operates and maintains ground mount, roof mount and shade structures. Solon's projects include black mountain generating station, cotton center solar plant, pima county wastewater reclamation facility, TEP prairie fire solar project, five points solar station, vaca-dixon solar pilot project and liberty unified school District among others. The company serves power companies, commercial and industrial business, government, municipalities and institutions. Solon is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, the US.
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