Satcon Selected for Largest Solar Energy Rooftop Installation in the Southeast US
Teams with Johnson Controls to Deliver More than 1.1 Million Annual Kilowatt Hours of Solar Power to the Orange County Convention Center
Boston, MA, June 16, 2009
Source: Satcon press release/BusinessWire
http://investor.satcon.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=389898
Satcon (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, announced today that it has installed four 250 kilowatt (kW) PowerGate(R) Plus inverters at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), the largest solar rooftop installation in the southeast of the United States. The Orange County Convention Center 1.1 megawatt rooftop monocrystalline PV system occupies 200,000 square feet and was designed and built by Johnson Controls Inc, a global multi-industrial leader in energy efficiency, sustainability and renewable energy.
The four 250 kW Satcon PowerGate(R) Plus inverters are expected to deliver over 1.1 million kilowatt hours in the first year of operation, enough energy to power over 100 homes. The project is expected to significantly reduce the convention center’s total energy costs and carbon emissions. An education center inside the convention center will display the system data, performance and solar energy information to the millions of visitors of this world class venue.
“The Orange County Convention Center project is a significant step in the growth of utility scale solar power generation in Florida,” said Don Albinger, Vice President of Renewable Energy Solutions at Johnson Controls. “We were pleased with the performance characteristics of the Satcon inverters, and their availability helped us get this project designed and installed on time.”
Satcon’s PowerGate(R) Plus inverters have delivered hundreds of millions of kilowatt hours of field tested performance across thousands of commercial and industrial installations worldwide. Consistently chosen around the globe for its high reliability and advanced feature set, the Satcon power conversion platforms are regarded as the industry standard for large commercial and utility scale renewable energy plants.
“The Orange County Convention Center installation continues to set the standard for clean, utility grade energy in North America,” said Pete DeGraff, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Satcon. “The project showcases both Orange County’s and the state of Florida’s commitment to solar energy as a reliable source of power to supply their energy demands. We applaud their innovation and are honored to be a part of this world class team of industry leaders.”
About Satcon
Satcon Technology Corporation is a leading provider of utility scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, enabling the industry’s most advanced, reliable and proven clean energy alternatives. For over 24 years, Satcon has designed and delivered the next generation of efficient energy systems for solar photovoltaic, stationary fuel cells, wind-turbines, and energy storage systems. To learn more about Satcon, please visit www.Satcon.com.