태양열 전기 시스템 종합서비스 회사인 Standard Solar사가 메리랜드 주 포코모트 시의 하수처리 시설에 2.1MW 태양열 시스템을 설치할 준비를 마쳤다. 10월내에 시공이 완료될 계획이며, 완공될 시 텍사스 주에서 가장 큰 시 소유의 시스템이 될 것으로 기대된다.6천150개 판넬을 가지는 이 시스템은 연간 290만KW를 생산할 예정이다.

 

 

 

Standard Solar, Inc., a provider of full-service development, construction, financing, and installation of solar electric systems, is set to install a 2.1-megawatt (MW) ground-mount solar system in Pocomoke City, Md., at the city's wastewater treatment facility. Once completed this December, it will be the largest municipally-owned system in the state.

 

The 6,150-panel array, which is expected to produce 2.9 million kilowatt-hours of power per year, will offset 2,067 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is equal to the CO2 emissions from the electricity use of 284 average American homes for one year, or the annual carbon offset of a 1,639-acre forest.

 

Total cost savings are estimated to be more than $52,000 annually. Electricity produced by the system is expected to reduce Pocomoke's electricity bills by more than $37,000 per year. Additionally, several local nonprofit organizations will participate in the city's network to reduce their bills by nearly $15,000 annually, including the Delmarva Discovery Center, MARVA Theater, Samaritan Shelter, and the Worcester County Developmental Center.

 

The project was financed through a long-term Power Purchase Agreement by SunEdison, who will own the array. Pocomoke City is home to approximately 5,000 residents and is located on the banks of the Pocomoke River, one of the top scenic rivers in America.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2014년 10월 30일]