Now the people who think there are alien remains being held in Area 51 in Roswell, N.M. will have yet another reason to flock to the site in homage — a 2.5 MW ground-mount PV system that will be running on Solectria Renewables inverters.
“This installation will be one of the largest in New Mexico and provide power to the surrounding communities,” said Stephen Clevett, CEO of Green States Energy. “As part of a retail program, power from our projects are used right in the local community we are proud to be a part of.”
The electricity produced from the project will be sold to Xcel Energy, a local electric utility. Combined with its sister project that was installed in 2010, it will provide more than 9 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year to the community, enough to power approximately 780 homes. The CO2 emissions saved over the lifetime of the system are estimated to be 226,125 tons, and the SO2 emissions saved will be over 994 tons.
New Mexico is a hotspot for solar production and Green States Energy is one of the largest independent power producers in the state,” said Phil Vyhanek, president of Solectria Renewables. “IPP’s such as Green States Energy realize that our inverters provide them with the greatest ROI for solar installations because of their reliability, efficiency and bankability.”
Photos courtesy of Green States Energy.
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