The solar system will be mounted on shade structures on the roofs of three parking garages and will provide nearly 50% of the energy used to power the campus data center and central plant equipment. The project is expected to reach completion by mid- to late summer.
IES will install approximately 5,472 Kyocera 210W polycrystalline solar panels at the site. When completed, the system will produce 1.7 million kilowatt hours of power from the sun each year. The project is also estimated to save the organization more than $14m in energy costs and 30,725 tons of CO2 emission reduction over the next 25 years.
IES was selected for the project through a process facilitated by EcoMotion, a renewable energy consulting firm based in Irvine. EcoMotion worked with The Capital Group to develop a suitable RFP, distribute it to solar contractors, schedule walk-throughs of the property, and then evaluate responses.
