Apr 262011
 

Solar Farm Projects

Needs are clear

• Independent Energy Source
• Abundant Energy Source
• Ample Available with no restrictions
• Ample in County of Riverside

What Else?

When the Sun is up…..

• Our energy consumption goes up
• The Electrical Utilities production needs are up
• Our electrical cost rises in tiers and costs lot more
• …
• The Sun will offset this need
• Our electrical cost goes down
• Electrical consumption peak from utilities lowers
• Sun causes “Peak Shaving”
• …
• Sun gives power exactly when we need it
• …
• Help us to buy less power
• And what we buy costs lot less

Why a Farm?

• Of course everything costs money
• Solar panels cost money
• Installation costs money
• …
• However, when you have a farm…
o The installation is less than a building roof
o The interaction with utilities is easier
o The number of employees is less
o It is more economical

Where is the best location for a farm?

• Regular Land
• Special Lands- Landfills, Brownfield, …
• …
• We all have to go through the laws to place solar farms
• We like to place them where we can install them faster
• We like to harvest the sun as quickly as we can.
• …

What are the components of solar farm?

• Land
• Solar panel seats,
• Solar panels,
• Wires,
• Inverters,
• More wires,
• Transformers,
• More wires,
• Utility Company Hook-ups

How does it work?

• Sun is captured through the panels
• Panels make DC volt current
• Inverters convert them to AC
• Transformers convert them to Utility Voltages
• Off you go….

What about County with a lot of Sun?

• First we have the Landfills….
• Then which landfill is faster…
• …

What are the potentials?

• Many acres
• Starts at 1 Megawatt then to 300 megawatt,

What are the other steps?

• Environmental,
• Engineering,
• Planning,
• Construction,
• Operation,
• …

To be Continued

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