SunTechnics Energy Systems Inc. has contracted to build the third largest solar plant on the US West Coast, and one of the largest in the US, for South San Joaquin Irrigation District.
The renewable energy turnkey provider will engineer, procure and construct a 1.9 MW single-axis solar tracking system to provide electricity to the state-of-the-art DeGroot Water treatment Plant.
The $12.5 million installation consists of 11,040 solar modules that will produce 3.7 million kilowatt hours of electricity output annually, enough to power 550 homes. The solar array will start operating in early 2008.
The water treatment plant has experienced power outages and high electricity bills since opening in 2005. The solar plant will wipe out almost all of the $500,000 electricity bill that the District pays yearly to run the plant.
The agreement includes an energy performance guarantee in which SunTechnics ensures a pre-defined energy output for 10 years to give the District an optimal return on investment. The SunTechnics performance guarantee is the only one in the industry offering monetary compensation regardless of system size and type of installation.
SunTechnics also offers professional financing through independent partners that help keep payments low and cash-flow positive from the start.
SunTechnics is a subsidiary of Conergy AG (CGY.DE), the world’s largest company solely dedicated to renewable energy. SunTechnics is headquartered in Sacramento and has regional offices in Redding (North California), Carlsbad (South California), Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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