Under the agreement, PsomasFMG will design, engineer, build, operate and maintain a 4MW solar power system that is to be installed at seven sites.
The solar power system will feature photovoltaic panels mounted atop carport structures, as well as a ground-mounted system at one of the sites.
The solar power system is expected to be fully operational by fourth quarter of 2011, and will provide green electricity to Orange County facilities.
Over the next 20 years, the county is expected to save $5.3m through the solar installation and by purchasing electricity from the system as compared to the expected costs for electricity supplied by Southern California Edison.
Orange County Public Works Land Development and Renewable Energy Initiatives manager James Campbell said that this project helps to meet the County’s goal of providing an infrastructure that can be replicated by local municipalities in this market.
