San Francisco Moves Ahead with Plans to Build 5MW Solar Farm
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- San Francisco took a major step today toward building California's largest solar photovoltaic system -- a plan that would more than triple the city's solar energy output by carpeting the rooftop of its biggest reservoir with almost 25,000 panels.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- San Francisco took a major step today toward
building California's largest solar photovoltaic system -- a plan that
would more than triple the city's solar energy output by carpeting the
rooftop of its biggest reservoir with almost 25,000 panels.
Recurrent Energy,
a San Francisco firm, will install and operate the 5 megawatt array
atop the reservoir, an area roughly the size of 12 football fields.
Standing atop the Sunset Reservoir -- so named because it lies in the
city's Sunset District -- Newsom signed an ordinance into law this
morning that enables the installation project and a 25-year contract
with the distributed power firm Recurrent Energy to go forward.
The city's Board of Supervisors approved the arrangement, which involves a power purchase and site lease agreement between the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Recurrent Energy, on a 7-4 vote on Tuesday.
