PowerLight Furnishes 100 kW Solar
Power System for Anaheim Convention Center —
Determines Solar Power Alone Can Solve West Coast
Power Crunch
Aug. 9, 2001 -/PRNewswire/
BERKELEY, Calif. -- PowerLight Corporation (http://www.powerlight.com)
today announced shipment of a 100 kWac solar electric
PowerGuard system for installation on the Anaheim
Convention Center. Owned by the City of Anaheim, the
system is the largest solar power system on a convention
center in North America.
The system incorporates 924 PowerGuard roof tiles.
PowerGuard tiles are a
revolutionary concept in architecture. In addition
to generating clean energy
from the sun, the patented, lightweight modules
insulate the building,
reducing heating and air-conditioning costs, and
extend the life of the roof
by protecting it from the damaging effects of the
weather.
"The Anaheim project is another example of how
solar electric systems can
solve the power crisis currently being experienced
in California and other
sectors," said Dan Shugar, PowerLight's Executive
Vice-President. "Solar
electric systems produce the greatest energy during
the same long, hot summer
days that cause the high summer peak demand. High
summer electricity costs
enable solar to be a viable option for reducing
a building's most expensive
energy consumption," said Mark Bronez, PowerLight
Director of Major Accounts.
PowerLight recently completed a study showing over
16,000 MW of solar
electric systems could be sited on the roofs of
commercial and industrial
facilities in CA, comprising over a third of the
state's total electric
demand. While it would take years to complete most
of this development, solar
electric systems are available in just a few months
from ordering for
individual commercial customers. Onsite construction
is completed in
approximately one week.
"Now is a perfect time to start saving with solar,"
said Bronez. "Rebates of approximately 30% of project
cost are available from the California Energy Commission
if your building is within an investor-owned utility
area like PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E." For the Anaheim
project, about 8% of projects cost were co-funded
by the U.S. Department of Energy's Utility Photovoltaic
Group's TEAM-UP program and President Clinton's
Million Solar Roof initiative.
About PowerLight Corporation PowerLight
was launched in 1991 and has grown to be the leading
provider of grid-interactive solar power solutions
for commercial and industrial consumers in the Western
Hemisphere. PowerLight has completed hundreds of
successful solar electric projects across North
America, Asia, Europe, and Australia, incorporating
a full range of innovative services from project
oversight, design, and construction to facilities
management.
SOURCE PowerLight Corporation Web Site:
http://www.powerlight.com
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