http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsNAPR1144.htmenXco – an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, will unveil a 1.2 megawatt (dc) solar photovoltaic array near Sacramento, California today. enXco developed and built the photovoltaic system for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). enXco will sell the energy under a long-term contract to SMUD, who will deliver the electricity to customers signed up in the SolarShares Program.
The customer-driven PV system is the first of its kind and the nation’s largest solar plant built to serve customers enrolled in a voluntary green pricing program. It is also one of the largest ground-mounted PV systems installed in the United States, using over 17,000 solar panels and 2,300 poles over 8.5 acres. All of the system panels and components were made in the US. The array, built on the grounds of the Nilsen Turkey Farm in Wilton.
Already customers are clamoring to get their “share” of the system. Though it has not yet been widely publicized, the utility has gotten hundreds of calls from interested customers. Customers can also “take” their solar block with them, if they move within the electric service territory. The project allows SMUD to offer long-term fixed rates for solar to all of its customers: residential, low-income and businesses. Prices for residential customers are expected to range between $5 and $30 per month, based on the solar allocation a customer chooses.
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enXco was awarded the contract to construct, own and operate the system based on their project development expertise, economic competitiveness, and ability to deliver the project, after SMUD evaluated over 25 bids from leading US solar developers. enXco will provide the energy on a 20-year power purchase agreement to SMUD, who in turn will supply the solar to customers enrolled in their voluntary SolarShares program.
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