Solar Power Plants in the USA - Midwest

City Solar Location: IL Operator: Exelon Corp Configuration: 10 MWp PV Operation: 2009 System supplier: SunPower EPC: SunPower Quick facts: Exelon City Solar is on a 41ac brownfield site in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood. It is the largest urban solar power plant in the USA with 32,292 PV panels using SunPower tracking systems. The project cost $60mn. Photograph courtesy of Exelon Posted 24 Oct 2010	Ferguson Data Center Location: MO Operator: Emerson Electric Co Configuration: 100 kWp PV Operation: 2009 System supplier: ?? EPC: Fox Architects, Emerson, Musick Construction, Clive Samuels & Associates, Technology Site Planners Quick facts: At completion, this PV system was considered the world's largest of its kind. The solar system is on a new $50mn, 35,000ft² data center that supports 250 manufacturing and engineering sites worldwide. Principal construction was completed in Jul 2009 and the facility was awarded LEED Gold certification in 2010. Photograph courtesy of Emerson Electric Co Posted 28 Jul 2010	Fujifilm North KC Location: MO Operator: Fujifilm North America Corp Configuration: 60 kW PV Operation: 2012 System supplier: Conergy EPC: Brightenergy Quick facts: This installation at Fujifilm's Graphic Systems Division in North Kansas City has 216 modules with PH 235P panels. Annual production wll be about 60,000 kWh. Photograph courtesy of Conergy Posted 21 Apr 2012
Lexington Pump Location: IL Operator: Chicago Department of Water Management Configuration: 706 kWp PV Operation: 2011 System supplier: ?? EPC: Greeley and Hansen, McDonough Associates Quick facts: Lexington Pump Station has a 180 MGD pumping facility and a 30mn gal underground reservoir on a 4.2acsite in Dupage Co. In a recent upgrade, four 2.5-MW Cat gensets and a new PV installation were added to increase energy efficiency and usage flexibility. The PV installation comprises 4,470, 200W, 15 modules/sub-array (3.0 kW), 149 PV modules/inverter (447 kW), and 2 DC inverters (894 kW). An 18yr payback is anticipated. Photograph courtesy of Greeley and Hansen Posted 12 Aug 2012	MAREC PV Location: MI Operator: Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center Configuration: 30 kWp PV Operation: 2004 System supplier: Unisolar Quick facts: The 25,000 sq ft MAREC facility is believed to be the first commercial project in the world to integrate fuel cell technology, a heat recovery system for heating and air conditioning, photovoltaics and a nickel metal hydride battery storage system to store excess energy. Photograph courtesy of MAREC Posted 15 Mar 2006	Michigan Assembly Location: MI Operator: Ford Motor Co Configuration: 500 kWp PV Operation: 2010 System supplier: ?? Quick facts: This system at the Michigan Assembly Plant will help offset the energy consumed when producing the Ford Focus as well as PHEVs. The nstallation is the result of a collaboration between Ford, DTE Energy, Xtreme Power, the city of Wayne and the state of Michigan. The system will be integrated with a 750-kW energy storage facility that can store 2mn watt-hours using batteries. The project will also include a 50-kW facility to demonstrate the potential reuse of vehicle electric batteries for stationary energy storage. Xtreme Power is supplying its Dynamic Power Resource on-site energy storage and power management system. Photograph courtesy of Ford Motor Corp Posted 4 Jun 2011
Oberlin College Location: OH Operator: Oberlin College Configuration: 140 kWp PV Operation: 2001-2006 System supplier: RWE Schott EPC: Solar Design Associates Quick facts: This 100.8-kWp parking pavilion system is part of a PV system at the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies. The 8,800sq² parking array has 336 panels. System operation was evaluated by National Renewable Energy Laboratory. At the time of completion, the Oberlin PV installation was the largest in Ohio. Photograph courtesy of Green Energy Ohio Posted 31 Jul 2008	University of Toledo Location: OH Operator: Constellation Energy Configuration: 1.1 MWp PV Operation: 2010 System supplier: First Solar EPC: Constellation Energy Quick facts: This ground-mounted system was built by and is operated by Constellation Energy at UT's Scott Park Campus of Energy and Innovation. Partners were Advanced Distribution Generation LLC and Plug Smart Solutions. Inverters were supplied by PV Powered. Photograph courtesy of University of Toledo Posted 1 May 2010	Wyandot Location: OH Operator: PSEG Solar Configuration: 12 MWp PV Operation: 2010 System supplier: First Solar EPC: juwi Quick facts: When dedicated by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and other guests in Aug 2010, this was the largest solar installation the state. It has 159,000 panels on an 80ac site. AEP subsidiaries, Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power have a long-term agreement with PSEG Solar Source to purchase the electricity generated at the farm. The plant links to the grid at the Upper Sandusky Substation via a 4mi tie-line. Photograph courtesy of PSEG Posted 21 Aug 2010

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