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"This solar project is a great way to get Sharp employees interested in this renewable energy source. In fact, several employees have already formed a club to promote and install residential PV systems. The project also helps to promote the Sharp solar panels that are used in the installation. I want to thank Clark Public Utilities and BEF for bringing us this exciting opportunity."
- Casey O'Dell
Facilities Manager,
Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas
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Project Partners:
Clark Public Utilities
Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas
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Installer:
Christenson Velagio, Inc. |
Location:
Camas, WA |
Capacity:
2.1 kW |
Type of Power:
Solar |
Placed into Service:
December 2005 |
Project Links:
Clark Public Utilities
Sharp Microelectronics
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The Sharp Electronics project in Camas, WA is a direct result of the success of Clark Public Utilities' (CPU) green power program, Green Lights. The solar electric system was funded by revenues from this voluntary program, which allows utility customers to purchase non-polluting, renewable energy supplied by BEF. Designed to demonstrate the viability of renewable resources right here in urban areas of the Pacific Northwest, this installation is the fifth in a series of local reinvestment projects made possible by the generous support of Green Lights customers such as Sharp.
The PV system consists of two 1.1 kW pole-mounted arrays (each array containing six of Sharp's own 175-watt modules), and will generate over 2,600 kilowatt-hours of pollution-free electricity per year. The green tags created by the installation will be included in CPU's Green Lights product. Revenues from the sale of this renewable electricity will be used to purchase more renewable energy and to fund additional demonstration projects.
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Product Supplied: |
Electricity to Sharp's Camas, WA facility. Green Tags for CPU's Green Lights customers.
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- Twelve Sharp 175-watt PV modules
- SMA Sunny Boy 2500 inverter
Data Monitoring: Fat Spaniel Technologies Energy Monitoring System
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