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HelioPower helped us be er understand PG&Es energy taris and the strategies we could use to reduce our bill. The ini al phase of our energy plan was the construc on of a solar power system and a tari schedule change. We have realized immediate cost savings in the implementa on of our sustainability plan. - Je Giumarra
Project Overview
Client Name Giumarra Vineyards Corp. Type of Project PV Solar Design, Engineering and Construc on U lity Commissioning Solar Monitoring Opera ons and Maintenance Loca on Bakerseld, California Completed September, 2011 Installa on Type Ground Mount / 1-Axis Tracker System Size 516 kW dc Number of Panels 2296 Products Canadian Solar 225P Panels Satcon Inverter
The Challenge
In an environment of ever-increasing opera ng costs, Giumarra was looking to signicantly reduce their energy costs. They developed a sustainability program that included strategies to reduce their electricity consump on throughout their growing and packing opera ons, and to develop distributed clean energy sources to oset costs and carbon emissions. Key to Giumarras sustainability program is their rst solar installa on adjacent to their main produc on and cold storage facility in Bakerseld, California. The 2,296 panel, 516 kilowa solar power system will deliver one gigawa -hour of electricity annually, enough to power over 200 homes and oset more than 24,000,000 pounds of CO2 emissions over the next 20 years.
$5,000,000 $4,000,000
Summary
With in-depth analysis and solu ons provided by HelioPower, Giumarra successfully lowered their energy bill and implemented their sustainability plan. A new solar power system is now genera ng clean energy to oset their produc on facility usage. The move to a solar-friendly tari is bene ng their opera ng budget with an addi onal 40% in overall energy savings. www.HelioPower.com Info@HelioPower.com Toll-Free: 1.87.SOLAR.888 CA Contractors License: 915598