Showing results for: utility-scale solar array Articles
-
Yolo County Municipal Utility Northern California - Case Study
Challenge Yolo County faced tightening budgets and difficult infrastructure demands to provide large amounts of energy to rural customers. Solution Four large utility scale solar arrays totaling 6.8 megawatts were commissioned over four years with no upfront costs and financing that guaranteed a positive cash-flow operation. Benefit Yolo County now generates enough solar energy to meet 152% ...
-
Flocking to a Utility-Scale PV O&M Solution
Operating and maintaining a utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant is a time-consuming and expensive proposition. However, there’s been a unique innovation in PV plant operation – though it comes from a simple and decidedly old-school source. Sheep’s New Role in Lowering PV Plant Operations and Maintenance Costs You read that correctly. Sheep are now being used for ...
-
Utility-Scale PV Solar Trends: Increasing Power and Module Size
A primary goal of utility-scale PV power plants is to optimize power production. To achieve that goal, manufacturers are turning to increased module sizes in the hopes of increasing module power. This can bring lower levelized cost of energy, lower balance of system costs, faster installation, and, sometimes, even reduced land costs. With 650W+ modules now available, it appears that large module ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you