Tracking Solar Powers South San Joaquin Irrigation

摘要

The solar energy experts at Denver-based Conergy Americas and officials at California's South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID) have installed a single-axis solar tracking system featuring thin-film photovoltaic cells.rnThe 419-kilowatt system went live in late March. It is the second phase of a 1.6rnMW solar energy solution that will save the irrigation district nearly $400,000 a year in utility costs and stabilize customer costs in the midst of a statewide water crisis.rnThe project - known as the Robert O. Schulz Solar Farm - will provide a unique cost-benefit analysis on how two distinct solar energy solutions - crystalline panels and thin-film - perform under a range of climatic conditions.