3.9 MW PSEG Lawrence Livermore Solar Center dedicated

 

PSEG Solar Source (Newark, N.J., U.S.), the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and juwi solar Inc. (JSI) on May 17^th, 2016 dedicated the PSEG Lawrence Livermore Solar Center.

Approximately 6,300 MWh of solar power expected annually

The solar center occupies 10 acres in the northwest corner of the Laboratory site, which is about 40 miles east of San Francisco. The solar farm is expected to generate approximately 6,300 MWh of solar power annually and represents the DOE/NNSA's largest purchase of solar energy from an onsite facility.

It has 12,720 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels with a capacity of 3.9 megawatts-dc (3.3 megawatt-ac). The Western Area Power Administration has a 20-year contract to purchase the electricity the solar farm produces.

At its peak, the solar facility provides about 5 percent of the electricity used by the Laboratory – a premier research institution with the mission of applying science and technology to national security.

“The Lawrence Livermore Solar Center will provide the DOE with cost-effective solar power for years to come, a great accomplishment in support of the Administration's climate vision for our country,” said Christine Harada, Federal Chief Sustainability Officer for the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

PSEG Solar Source operates 13 facilities in nine states with a total capacity of 152 MWs and has another four solar facilities under construction, which will expand its portfolio to 315 MWs.

JSI was the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the Livermore project and operates the facility for PSEG Solar Source.

“Our partnership with PSEG Solar Source has been tremendously successful in developing resources that will provide emission-free energy for decades,” said Mike Martin, juwi's president and CEO. 

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