# SPI Solar Begins Construction of 8 Megawatt Solar development near Palm Springs

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/07/spi-solar-begins-construction-of-8-megawatt-solar-development-near-palm-springs/
- Published: 2011-07-19T13:23:35-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

SPI Solar (“SPI”) a leading developer of photovoltaic (“PV”) solar energy facilities,
today announced that it has entered into an EPC contract with North Palm Springs
Investments, LLC and has commenced construction on an 8-megawatt DC utility-scale
development located near Palm Springs, California.  A power purchase agreement (“
PPA”) with Southern California Edison (“SCE”) makes SCE the exclusive purchaser 
of the electricity generated by the SPI system for a 20-year period. During that
term, SPI will provide monitoring services via the Company’s proprietary Solar PowerView
monitoring system to monitor and maintain optimal system performance and ensure 
maximum electricity production.

“We are very pleased to have this project under way. SCE is a great partner to work
with and this is both our largest utility-scale project, and our largest project
with SCE to date,” said Steve Kircher, CEO for SPI.  “We are pursuing utility-scale
projects, as well as a growing number of distributed generation projects across 
the US,” Mr. Kircher added.  “This week we are attending the Intersolar North American
conference in San Francisco where we will be meeting with several prospects interested
in developing strategic partnerships with us like the one we recently announced 
with [KDC Solar](https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/09/construction-commences-for-23-5-mw-solar-power-project-at-six-flags-great-adventure-in-jackson-new-jersey/).
We are excited about our pipeline development and the opportunities it represents
for our company,” Mr. Kircher concluded.

The Palm Springs development will utilize approximately 33,880 solar modules manufactured
by LDK for SPI on a single-axis tracker system covering a total of 36.5 acres on
two separate parcels.  SPI’s single-axis tracking systems allow arrays to mechanically
tilt the strings of panels to follow the course of the sun, maintain an optimal 
angle relative to the position of the sun from sunrise to sunset, and thus maximize
the electricity production capabilities of the system.  SPI incorporates innovative
and environmentally friendly installation practices in its construction procedures
resulting in minimal disruption to native conditions. (For video on installation
of SPI’s tracker systems go to: [http://www.spisolar.com/Page.aspx?PageID=44](http://www.spisolar.com/Page.aspx?PageID=44)**.**)

When complete, the system will produce an estimated 8,000 kilowatt hours of electricity
in the first year, the equivalent of removing 10,912 miles driven by cars from the
highway and offsetting 6 metric tons of CO_(2) from the environment.  

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