Greentech Lead America: Kyocera Solar, supplier of
reliable solar modules and renewable energy, has provided its 47 kW
photovoltaic solar modules to Delta Solar Electric to power the Gloria E.
McClellan Senior Center in Vista, CA. The U.S.-made modules will Provide
73,000 kW Hours of Clean Energy to San Diego County “Cool Zone”.
The roof-mounted 245-watt modules were manufactured
in Kyocera’s
San Diego production facility. Delta Solar Electric has installed the solar
modules at the Senior Center under its first ARRA-funded solar project.
“Kyocera is delighted to keep our San Diego-made solar
solutions here in town to power this impressive senior center in the City of
Vista. Our four decades of experience have made Kyocera solar modules some of
the most reliable in the industry, as proven by our results in a recent TUV
Rheinland’s Long-Term Sequential Testing. It’s gratifying to know that our
solar modules are helping to ensure the well being of seniors while also
reducing costs,” said Steve Hill, president of Kyocera Solar.
Combined with new LED lighting and high-efficiency air
conditioning units, these measures will reduce the Center’s annual power
consumption by as much as 92 percent. As a result, the Center will potentially
save over $15,000 per year while reducing its impact on the environment.
The Gloria E. McClellan Senior Center, located at Brengle
Terrace Park, is a San Diego County “Cool Zone” where seniors and others can
safely take refuge during dangerous hot weather spells.
“Kyocera’s high-efficiency modules made the company an
ideal supplier for ensuring power is always on for these seniors. Vista can get
very hot in the summer, and it is important that our seniors have a place to
escape the mid-day heat without the concern of a high energy bill,” said Van
Parseghian, senior solar energy consultant at Delta Solar Electric.
KYOCERA Solar Modules pass Fraunhofer’s high voltage stress
test
Recently, Kyocera solar modules passed potential induced
degradation (PID) test conducted by non-profit Fraunhofer Center for Silicon
Photovoltaics CSP (Halle, Germany). Fraunhofer CSP has certified that Kyocera’s
modules did not show any degradation after being subjected to high voltage
stress testing.
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