Evergreen Valley College, Gilbane Building Co., and SunPower Corp. dedicated a 1.5-MW tracking solar power project at the college campus in San Jose, California.
The ground-mounted solar array is owned by the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District and was financed through local, voter-approved Measure G-2010 bond funds. Gilbane Building acted as the program and construction manager for the district, while SunPower designed and constructed the system. SunPower will continue to provide operations and maintenance over the next 15 years.
Evergreen Valley College’s solar power system features the SunPower® T0 Tracker, which rotates high efficiency SunPower solar panels to follow the sun during the day, increasing energy capture by up to 25% over conventional fixed-tilt systems, while reducing land use requirements.
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