American Solar Energy Society » Enphase Energy http://www.ases.org Leading the Renewable Energy Revolution Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:12:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 A Ranch in Northern California Energizes One of the Largest Solar Farms in the Nation! http://www.ases.org/a-ranch-in-northern-california-energizes-one-of-the-largest-solar-farms-in-the-nation/ http://www.ases.org/a-ranch-in-northern-california-energizes-one-of-the-largest-solar-farms-in-the-nation/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:09:29 +0000 Chelsea Dunbar http://www.ases.org/?p=11978 Solar Project Commissioning Ceremony at Strain Ranch

Enphase Energy celebrates solar project at Strain Ranches
Source: http://www.businesswire.com/multimedia/home/20130220006493/en/2854768/Enphase-Energy-Celebrates-902kW-Solar-Project-Strain

Strain Ranches, a diversified agricultural operation in Arbuckle, Calif., has commissioned one of the nation’s largest farm-based solar installations to power its commercial rice drying and storage business. This 902-kilowatt system features solar panels from Solar World, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years, and Enphase microinverters. Strain Ranches is an intensive user of electricity with its 12,000 acres of California farm land for the production of nuts, rice and alfalfa. This system is ground-mounted and comprises about 3,760 SolarWorld panels and covers nearly 3 acres adjacent to the company’s rice-drying facility. The new system will hold the capacity to be able to virtually eliminate the utility costs associated with the rice dryer. Dane Nissen, a warehouse manager for Strain Ranches comments, ““We invested in solar because it provides a reliable return on investment and makes sound financial sense, and choosing American-made solar technology strengthens that sense of reliability.” The project incorporates the Enphase microinverter system from Enphase Energy of Petaluma, Calif., and is one of the largest ground-mounted projects in the world to use microinverter technology. This is a great step forward in the use of solar technology in agriculture, which can help American farmers and ranchers stay competitive by lowering energy costs.

Source: News release- Northern California ranch energizes about 1 MW of SolarWorld solar panels

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The home of the St. Louis Cardinals has turned into a baseball/solar-lover’s dream!  The Cardinals partnered with Microgrid Energy, the Electrical Connection, and Sachs electric to bring this 36 kW, 106 panel solar system to the Busch Stadium. Enphase Energy‘s Microinverter System was picked by Microgrid Energy because these inverters have many benefits and abilities important to adapt to the complicated design. The solar installation affects food and beverage stands as well as retail shops which could all be powered off of these panels depending on how much sun there is each day. You could be eating hot dogs powered by the sun!

Learn more about Busch Stadium’s green commitment here.

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