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2013 CREA Energy Innovation Summit 2 MW Solar Project

2013 CREA Energy Innovation Summit 2 MW Solar Project. Location of Project. Hwy 7 & Colo Blvd in Adams County. Electricity Production. Hangar 160 Solar Field Commissioned Dec 2012 Maximum Output – 2 MW Energy Output 3,400 MWh / yr 0.25% of United Powers annual energy needs

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2013 CREA Energy Innovation Summit 2 MW Solar Project

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  1. 2013 CREAEnergy Innovation Summit 2 MW Solar Project

  2. Location of Project • Hwy 7 & Colo Blvd in Adams County

  3. Electricity Production Hangar 160 Solar Field • Commissioned Dec 2012 • Maximum Output – 2 MW • Energy Output • 3,400 MWh /yr • 0.25% of United Powers annual energy needs • Supply 300 -350 homes/yr

  4. Generation Overview • 7,600 solar panels • 300 watts (DC) / panel • 25 yr warranty • Racking System • Wind tested – 120 mph • All Steel • RPS Station • (2) Inverters – 1,000 V UL • 1.85 MVA Transformer • Combiner Box • 19 panel strings • 400 panels / string • Monitoring • Real-time • @ Individual string level

  5. Solar Overview Capacity Factors • Solar 18 to 20 % • Wind 35 to 45 % • Baseload 85 to 95 %

  6. Business Case • Renewable Resource • 3 to 1 multiplier • 0.73 % of RPS • Local Contractors • Samuel Engineering • HT Solar - Mechanical • E Light - Electric • Atlas Landscaping • Construction • 3 Months / Oct - Dec • Primary Metered • Realtime data – connected to SCADA Hangar 160 Solar Field kwh $$ United Power kwh $$ Tri-State Policy 115Bill Credit Option

  7. Community • Good for the Environment • Reduces CO2 Emissions by 5,000 metric tons • Equivalent to planting 750 trees or taking 750 cars off the road • Good for the Economy • Local generation creates local construction jobs • Good for United Power • Cost of Energy is predictable and stable • Helps meet RPS requirements • Net benefit to all co-op members

  8. Renewable Generation & RPS • Continue to develop projects that benefit overall membership • Enhances community presence and co-op reputation • Provides hedge against rising energy prices • Needed to meet higher RPS requirements • Working with Tri-State to develop these small DG projects

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