| 位于美国加州的巴特学院将建设第三个光伏发电项目。该项目将由Chico Electric与DPR Energy成立的子公司负责施工建设，采用14,000套三菱的太阳能组件。 Using solar energy, Butte College in Oroville, Calif., plans to be one of the first colleges in the U.S. to produce more energy than it consumes. While the college has been using solar energy for three years, the board of trustees approved its Phase III solar project which is expected to be completed by May 2011. Butte College will install more than 14,000 Mitsubishi Electric solar modules capable of producing 3,481,920 kWh of clean energy per year. This 2.7 MW DC installation is an addition to the 10,000 solar panels the college already has, making the total system size 4.55 MW DC. "Once this solar project is completed, Butte College will provide enough clean renewable energy to cover all of our electricity needs and generate slightly more than we use---which will be a source of additional revenue for the college," said Diana Van Der Ploeg, president of Butte College. The solar panels will be installed by a joint venture between Chico Electric and DPR Energy which designs and installs commercial and residential solar systems in California. "We have worked with Butte College for years and are proud to facilitate this cutting-edge project for such a forward-thinking institution," says Norm Nielsen, president of Chico Electric. The modules will be installed on the ground and on rooftops that will create covered parking areas and walkways. Mitsubishi Electric modules were used for a previous installation at the college and were chosen again due to their high-reliability and use of 100% lead-free solder. "We congratulate Butte College for setting an example for its students, its community and other colleges in the nation by choosing solar energy as its energy source," says Gina Heng, general manager of Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA’s Photovoltaic Division. The total funding for the project is $17 million with $12.65 million of this amount funded by federal Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs). The remainder, up to $4.35 million, will be funded by the college from its annual budget allocated to purchasing electricity from the grid. The college will receive almost $1 million in rebates from Pacific Gas & Electric, the California Solar Initiative and benefits from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act/CREBs allocations. The CREBs for the project were arranged and funded by Bank of America as part of its 10-year, $20 billion business initiative to address climate change. |
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