The 2.6MW DC rooftop photovoltaic system consists of about 18,000 thin-film photovoltaic solar laminates that cover 10 acres on the roof of the 14-acre Boeing South Carolina 787 Final Assembly building.
The solar installation on the roof will provide clean, renewable power for the Boeing site, and all of that power will stay within the Boeing site.
The solar facility generates 2.6MW of electrical power, which is enough to power about 250 homes.
Under the arrangement with Boeing, SCE&G will own and maintain the solar generation system and will supplement the solar-generated energy with power from its system resources, coupled with green attributes from its North Charleston biomass generator, to meet all of Boeing’s energy requirements.
SCE&G is a regulated public utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity to about 665,000 customers in 24 counties in the central, southern and southwestern portions of South Carolina.
