EI Solutions Starts Construction of Large PV System for Google (1.6 MW)

[jpak]

http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsNAPR694.htm

EI Solutions, the systems integration arm of Energy Innovations, Inc., will begin constructing a solar electricity system for Google's Mountain View, California headquarters campus. With a total capacity of 1.6 Megawatts - enough to supply 1,000 average California homes - the Google system will be the largest solar installation on any corporate campus in the United States and one of the largest on any corporate site in the world.

The project will involve 9,212 solar panels provided by Sharp Electronics. A majority will be placed on the rooftops of some of the buildings in the Googleplex and others will provide shaded parking as part of newly constructed solar panel support structures on existing Google parking lots. The solar energy will be used to power several of Google's Mountain View office facilities.

"We are pleased to be working with EI Solutions to undertake this major initiative to bring green energy to the Google campus," said David Radcliffe, vice president of real estate at Google. "When the project is completed this spring, Google employees, shareholders and the community around us will begin to enjoy the environmental as well as economic benefits of clean, renewable energy generated on-site."

"It is a distinct pleasure to be involved with a company such as Google, which is committed to investing in alternatives to traditional fuel sources," said Andrew Beebe, president of EI Solutions. "Their understanding that solar electricity can provide tangible environmental benefits in an economically sound manner should be a model for other companies in California and throughout the US."

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[hunter]

1. Positive news, that.

http://www.eispv.com/success_stories/google.html

2,611,719 kWh per year

It puts otherwise wasted parking lots and rooftops to good use.

[XemaSab]

2. The current largest rooftop PV system in the state

in on a GM building.

1 megawatt. :bounce: