Sunworks, a provider of high-performance solar power solutions for agriculture, commercial, industrial, public works and residential markets, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract to develop a 653-kW ground mount solar system for a privately-held dairy farm in California’s Central Valley.
“This project expands our agricultural, commercial and industrial pipeline, and reinforces our presence in the California market,” said Chuck Cargile, CEO of Sunworks. “The system will reduce operating costs for Lima Ranch Dairy and enable them to better control the costs and access to electricity. We expect to recognize revenue related to this project in the second and third quarters of 2020.
“We are experiencing strong new project orders in the fourth quarter of this year, increasing our backlog for revenue in 2020,” Cargile said.
“Milking is an energy-intensive process and the expense required to run compressors, refrigeration, water pumping, and ventilation systems is one of our highest recurring operating costs,” said Jack Hamm, owner of Lima Ranch Dairy Farm Owner. “The implementation of solar allows us to reduce that expense while promoting clean, renewable energy. Sunworks has a strong reputation and long track record for helping similarly sized growers and processors integrate agriculture-optimized solar technology that are cost-effective. From our first meeting, it was clear that they understood our challenges and sustainability goals which made them a no brainer partner for this project.”
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Brett says
I wonder whether LIma Ranch used to rely on industrial generators or what ? Is there so many industrial generators being used for commercial purposes that may be switched to solar.. ? We are not talking about solar rooftops here, you hear? Big solar projects !