solar farm – California Climate and Energy Collaborative

Napa Sanitation District could get nation’s largest floating solar farm on ponds

June 15, 2018

“Ciel & Terre USA wants to cover 52 acres of the ponds with solar arrays to generate electricity for either PG&E or Marin Clean Energy. That’s an area about the size of the Vintage High School campus, five times the size of Napa’s downtown Fuller Park, bigger than 39 football fields. If all goes as…

Cal Poly to save millions of dollars with new solar farm

February 16, 2018

Sarina Soor

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“The 18.5-acre facility is the university’s first major energy project since announcing a goal of climate neutrality during 2015-16 academic year. The solar farm includes more than 16,000 panels that will produce more than 11 million kWh per year, which is enough energy to power more than 1,000 homes. It’s enough energy to supply 25 percent of…

Solar farm opens at Sacramento International Airport

January 19, 2018

Sarina Soor

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“Sacramento International Airport will now use more than 30 per cent solar power with the opening of a new facility. The 7.9-megawatt solar farm consists of a 15-acre east site on Aviation Drive and a 20-acre site north of the runway. The facility is comprised of more than 23,000 LG solar panels mounted on NEXTracker…