LIVERMORE, Calif., May 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Chief
Sustainability Officer Christine
Harada today joined with PSEG Solar Source, the U.S.
Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration
(DOE/NNSA), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and juwi
solar Inc. (JSI) to dedicate the PSEG Lawrence Livermore Solar
Center.
The solar center occupies 10 acres in the northwest corner of
the Laboratory site, which is about 40 miles east of San Francisco. It has 12,720 solar panels with
a capacity of 3.9-megawatts-dc (3.3-megawatt-ac). The Western Area
Power Administration has a 20-year contract to purchase the
electricity the solar farm produces. At its peak, the solar
facility provides about 5 percent of the electricity used by the
Laboratory – a premier research institution with the mission of
applying science and technology to national security.
"I congratulate the Department of Energy and the National
Nuclear Security Administration for their commitment to increase
renewable energy generation on America's public lands," said
Christine Harada, Federal Chief
Sustainability Officer for the White House Council on Environmental
Quality.
"This effort is a great example of the federal government
leading by example. The Lawrence Livermore Solar Center will
provide the DOE with cost-effective solar power for years to come,
a great accomplishment in support of the Administration's climate
vision for our country."
PSEG Solar Source operates 13 facilities in nine states with a
total capacity of 152 MWs and has another four solar facilities
under construction, which will expand its portfolio to 315 MWs.
"We are delighted to be part of a project that will provide
clean energy to one of world's leading research and development
institutions," said Diana Drysdale,
president of PSEG Solar Source. "By investing in solar projects
like this one, we are doing our part to lay the foundation for a
clean, green and economically vibrant energy future for
everyone."
Dozens of Laboratory employees attended the dedication and were
given tours of the solar farm.
"LLNL is proud to be the majority end user of this clean, green
energy and is proud to be the first NNSA facility to employ solar
power onsite in the western region," said Mark Martinez, the Lab's Principal Associate
Director, Operations & Business Directorate. "This project is a
large contributor for the Lab in its efforts to meet the DOE goal
for renewables for this year."
JSI was the engineering, procurement and construction contractor
for the Livermore project and
operates the facility for PSEG Solar Source.
"Our partnership with PSEG Solar Source has been tremendously
successful in developing resources that will provide emission-free
energy for decades," said Mike
Martin, juwi's president and CEO.
The solar farm is expected to generate approximately 6,300 MWh
annually and represents the DOE/NNSA's largest purchase of
solar energy from an onsite facility.
About PSEG Solar Source:
PSEG Solar Source is a
subsidiary of PSEG Power, a merchant power generation company which
is part of the Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) family of
companies. PSEG (NYSE:PEG) is a publicly-traded diversified
energy company with annual revenues of $10.4
billion. Its other main subsidiaries are Public Service
Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), a regulated NJ gas and
electric utility and PSEG Long Island, which operates the
transmission and distribution assets of the Long Island Power
Authority (LIPA).
Disclaimer: PSEG Solar Source LLC is not the same company as
PSE&G, the New Jersey based
electric and gas utility. PSEG Solar Source is not regulated by the
New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities. You do not have to purchase any PSEG Solar Source
products in order to receive quality regulated services from
PSE&G.
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About the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory:
Founded in 1952, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a
national security laboratory, with a mission to ensure national
security and apply science and technology to the important issues
of our time. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is managed by
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC for the U.S. Department
of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
About juwi solar Inc.:
juwi Inc. (juwi) is a
privately-held renewable energy company based in Boulder, Colorado. juwi's primary business is
the development, design, construction, operation and maintenance of
utility-scale (1 MW and larger) solar energy generation facilities
in North America. To date juwi has
developed and built large-scale solar projects in thirteen
different states in the United
States, totaling more than 250 MWs of operating
capacity.
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