Cenergy Power (Cenergy) announced today the completion of a 1MW DC ground-mount photovoltaic (PV) system for Rio Farms, LLC in King City, CA. The solar system is expected to generate enough electricity to offset 86% of the electricity usage from eleven aggregated meters. This equates to 1,761,508 kilowatt hours (kWh) of solar power annually. The system is set to produce the equivalent electricity of powering 111 homes in the US annually.
“Investing in solar is really an investment in our company and community. We’re effectively locking in our electricity prices for the next few decades while simultaneously reducing our impact on the environment. Being able to independently produce power for our own use on our own land is a value I think a lot of farmers can and should embrace,” said David Gill, Partner at Rio Farms.
Asked on why now and why Cenergy, Jocelyn Bridson, Director of Environmental Science & Resources at Rio Farms remarked that, “The combination of continued tax credits and the CPUC’s Net Energy Metering aggregation program made it a good time to go solar. Meter aggregation is important as it makes it possible for farmers to put up one array and allocate it to many meters, reducing the need for many small arrays and interconnections which would both cost more and take up too much farmland. We wanted to work with Cenergy as the company has experience working with other large growers in the Central Valley.
For more information:
Jessica Taylor
Cenergy Power
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