S&C Electric Company, a renewable energy integration company, has signed a deal with Green States Energy to build a 3.6 MW solar photovoltaic farm in Devens, Mass.
The $11 million USDÂ project will be the third plant built by S&C for GSE and will leverage a standardized electrical system design to connect the plant to the grid, the company said.
S&C recently implemented two other projects for GSE, including a 2.5 MW solar farm in Roswell, N.M., and a 4.1 MW solar farm in Sandwich, Mass.
The interconnection substation of the new project includes an integrated switching and control solution based on S&C’s standard System VI Switchgear.  The solution has been approved by Massachusetts transmission system operators.
The advantage of this solution is that it eliminates the need for a separate control house in the substation and associated civil works. Use of standardized design also reduces engineering and installation costs for the substation, reducing upfront costs and shortening timeframe for building the renewable energy plants.
“By getting the plant into service sooner, the owners will realize higher near-term revenues and accelerate returns on investment,” says Dan Girard, director—Business Development, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage, S&C.
S&C will provide engineering, procurement and project management services for both the AC and DC portions of the project.
“Meeting utility interconnection requirements is critical to meeting project in-service dates,” says Girard.
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