Satcon Provides Solar PV Inverter Platforms to First Light Solar Power Plant in Canada

Posted on: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:57:00 EDT


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Oct 28, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
ZZFNV | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Satcon Technology, a provider of utility scale power solutions for the renewable energy market, announced that their PowerGate Plus 500 kW solar PV inverters were selected for and are now fully operational at First Light, Canada's largest solar farm developed through a joint venture between SunEdison and SkyPower.

According to Satcon, the 9.1 megawatt First Light installation is located on approximately 90 acres of land in Stone Mills, Ontario, and is projected to generate more than 10 million kilowatt hours (kWhs), enough electricity to power almost 1,000 homes in its first year of operation.

"The First Light Solar Park is the largest system deployed under Ontario's RESOP and is a significant step in the growth of utility scale solar power generation in North America," said Carlos Domenech, SunEdison Chief Operating Officer. "Producing large scale solar power in the challenging Ontario climate presented design challenges to our project team. Satcon brought the expertise and the inverter technologies to help us achieve the performance and quality required to deliver stable and solar power."

Under the terms of the agreement, Satcon said it supplied 18 of its PowerGate Plus 500 kW inverters with over 170 megawatts delivered worldwide since 2005.

The grand opening ceremony for First Light was held on October 14 in Stone Mills, Ontario.

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