Friday, September 17, 2010, 1:30pm EDT
In-Person / Local
Raleigh, NC
United States| Time | 1:30 PM meet at Murphy Center, we will van pool to the site Our tour will last from 2-3 PM, and we’ll be back by 3:30 PM |
| Limit | Space is limited, so RSVP early |
| RSVP | Contact Tim Wallace at timwallace@embarqmail.com or (919) 552-6330 by September 9th. Meeting details can also be found here. |
Join us for a tour of the SAS Solar Farm. The solar array started providing power to the Progress Energy utility grid the week of December 15, 2008.
Covering five acres, the 1-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar array features solar tracking systems designed by SunPower Corporation. The tracker tilts toward the sun as it moves across the sky, increasing energy capture by up to 25 percent over fixed systems while reducing land-use requirements.
The SAS Solar Farm is estimated to generate 1.7 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 1,600 tons annually. This is equivalent to the carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption of more than 167,000 gallons of gasoline.
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