Stroud Solar Station is a 25MW solar PV power project. It is located in California, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in September 2011.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Solar PV 25 25 Active California, the US Cupertino Electric; Pacific Gas and Electric

Description

The project was developed by Cupertino Electric and Pacific Gas and Electric. The project is currently owned by Pacific Gas and Electric with a stake of 100%.

Stroud Solar Station is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 123 acres.

The project generates 37,339.126MWh of electricity. The project cost is $62.321m.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in September 2011.

Contractors Involved

Cupertino Electric was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.

Wuxi Suntech Power was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company installed 88,800 modules at the site.

Advanced Energy Industries supplied 40 of its Solaron500 kW inverters to the project site.

About Cupertino Electric

Cupertino Electric Inc (Cupertino Electric) is an electrical engineering and construction company that provides engineering and construction services. The company offers services such as procuring, designing, installing, constructing, commissioning, and maintaining of complex electrical systems. It also provides construction, commissioning, engineering and BIM, tele data and low voltage, energy analysis, energy storage, modular data centers, data center design, and pre-fabrication services. Cupertino Electric offers its services to data center, education, healthcare, biotech, high-tech, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, solar and utility industries. The company has its operations in Midwest, Northern California, Southern California, and Eastern US regions. Cupertino Electric is headquartered in San Jose, California, the US.

About Pacific Gas and Electric

Pacific Gas and Electric Co (PGEC), a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, is an investor-owned energy utility. 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 southwestern US. PGEC is headquartered in San Francisco, California, the US.

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