PVOne to Develop Largest PV Array in Florida

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http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsNAPR738.htm

PVOne LLC, a developer and financer of large-scale solar power generation systems, announced today its role in the development of a "brownfields to brightfields"™ solar energy project poised to be the largest photovoltaic array in Florida and among the largest in the Southeast United States. The project should be operational in the second quarter of 2007.

The 250 kilowatt photovoltaic system will be located at Rothenbach Park in Sarasota County, FL, on the site of the former Bee Ridge Landfill. Covering an area of 28,000 square feet, the solar energy system will utilize 1,200 photovoltaic panels and will connect directly to the distribution grid. When operational, the solar energy system will produce enough electricity to meet the needs of 50 homes on an annual basis, and prevent 10,500 tons of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere over its operational life or the environmental equivalent of avoiding the use of 1.1 million gallons of gasoline.

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There are more than 365,000 brownfields in the U.S. that are stabilized and ready for benign development, but municipalities are often at a loss for environmentally sensitive ways to make these sites productive again.

According to Kaizer, brownfields represent ideal locations for the installation of solar energy systems due to their proximity to distribution lines and the absence of shading obstructions. An innovative method developed by PowerLight ensures that the photovoltaic panels are securely installed without penetrating the protective clay cap encasing the contents of the landfill often situated just 18 inches below the surface.

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[Dead_Parrot]

1. Yikes

$10/W_peak !?

Mind you, 0.000002 EJ/yr is... err... well, it's the biggest PV array in FL. Can't argue with that.