San Francisco's covered reservoirs have long been eyed by the local solar community as a perfect site for a massive solar array. So we were pretty excited when the SFPUC invited us to participate in a competitive bid to develop and operate a 5MW solar project on the Sunset Reservoir and Pier 96 supplying electicity to the City via a power purchase agreement (PPA).
The Mayor's office announced the project recently and revealed the news that the project had been awarded to Recurrent Energy. We're thrilled to be a part of such a milestone solar project. When completed in mid-2009 it will be the third largest solar power system in the US overall, the largest system in California, and the largest municipal solar power system in the country. The completed array will use nearly 30,000 solar panels and will cover roughly 15 acres--increasing the city's solar generation by 300%.
Because of its scale, the announcement has been getting some pickup in the press. Until now, we have been keeping relatively quiet about the project as we're still negotiating the final agreements with the city following the bid award. And, the agreements will utlimately have to be approved by the Board of Supervisors.
PS: For those who are interested, here's a link to a satellite image of the Sunset Reservoir.
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