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| 1.2 MW solar electric system at ELAC's Monterey Park campus Kyocera Solar, Inc. and East Los Angeles College (ELAC) celebrated the inauguration of a colossal, 1.2 megawatt (MW) solar electric generating system at ELAC's Monterey Park campus. As part of the Renewable Energy Plan of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), the project represents a major achievement toward the goal of making all nine LACCD colleges more energy independent. Officials "flipped the switch" on the new solar installation during Earth Day celebration. The complete solar electric generating system, designed and built by Chevron Energy Solutions, consists of approximately 6,000 Kyocera KC200 solar panels. It was made possible through a power purchase agreement with MMA Renewable Ventures, a comprehensive power solutions provider that owns, maintains and operates the system. ELAC simply agrees to purchase electricity at agreed-upon rates for the term of the power purchase agreement. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |