The 2.3MW SunPower system will begin operation in early October 2008 at the North America Parts Center California (NAPCC). Toyota expects that the solar installation will provide nearly 60% of the total electricity needs for the 760,000-square foot NAPCC.
The system covers more than 242,000sqft of the NAPCC’s roof and includes 10,417 solar modules, enough to cover more than four football fields.
SunPower installed SunPower T10 solar roof tiles at the Toyota facility, equipped with SunPower solar panels. T10 solar roof tiles are non-roof penetrating and tilt at a 10-degree angle to increase energy capture.
Toyota will purchase the electricity generated from the system from GE Energy Financial under the SunPower Access power purchase agreement program.
