US EPC company RP Construction Services, Inc. (RPCS) completed the 4.5 MW solar system at the California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) in San Luis Obispo. The solar farm is expected to generate more than 11 million kWh each year and it will produce up to 25 percent of the university’s total electricity needs while creating nearly $17 million in savings.
CalPoly partnered with RPCS and installer REC Solar Inc., a San Luis Obispo-based company founded by two CalPoly alumni, to design, construct, and install the site. Since December 2017, REC Solar is part of the North Carolina-based utility Duke Energy Corp. The site is being financed by Duke Energy via a power purchase agreement that will allow CalPoly to purchase energy at a lower rate without paying upfront for the cost of the system’s construction and maintenance. The solar farm uses ground-mounted single-axis tracking technology from Array Technologies.
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