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Tom Starrs, Managing DirectorUtility and Power Plants, Americas
SunPower 2010 – 25th Anniversary • World-leading solar conversion efficiency • 5,500+ Employees • Diversified portfolio: roofs to power plants • 2010: Revenue $2.15-$2.25B • 550+ MW 2010 production • 1,500 dealer partners, #1 R&C USA • >1.5 GW solar PV deployed • 5 GW power plant pipeline Residential Power Plants Commercial
SunPower Technology Highest Efficiency PV • Up to 50% more energy v. standard PV • Up to 100% more energy v. thin-film PV T0 Single-Axis Trackers • Follows the sun’s path across the sky • Captures up to 25% more of the sun’s energy than fixed-tilt systems • Leading experience and reliability: The world’s most widely deployed single axis tracking system Lowest Impact Technology • Maximizes energy output • Reduces land area required • Minimizes impact to species and habitat
California Valley Solar Ranch www.californiavalleysolarranch.com www.sunpowercorp.com
Project Location SunPower/ CVSR First Solar/ Topaz California Valley subdivision 7,200 2.5 acre lots Carrizo Plain National Monument
Site Selection – Why California Valley? • Balance between technical, environmental, and policy considerations • Best solar resource in PG&E service territory • 315 sunny days/yr / higher elevation / lower temps • Protected from coastal and valley fog / low humidity • Flat, remote site, sufficient for large scale PV • Adjacent to existing high-voltage transmission & highway infrastructure • Restoration of 2 abandoned gypsum mines • Identified in County General Plan Energy Element as “crucial location of high solar potential”
Original Design with T20 Trackers • Date: Q1 2009 • Arrays & Bldg – 1,935 acres • Design emphasis: • Maximize use of flat areas • Minimize grading • Incorporate wildlife corridors • GKR impacts: • Not measured • Not known to be present at the time Wildlife corridors Focus on flattest land
Redesign with T0 Trackers – CEQA Alternative #1 • Date: Q1 2010 • Arrays & Bldg – 1,793 acres • Design emphasis: • Reduce impact on presence of GKR • Widen wildlife corridors • Reduce visual impacts from SR 58 • GKR impacts: • 50% of known precincts impacted
Redesign to Avoid GKR - CEQA Alternative #2 • Date: Q2 2010 • Array & Bldg – 1,977 acres • Design emphasis: • Reduce impact on presence of GKR • GKR impacts: • 25% of known precincts impacted
Redesign to Avoid GKR - CEQA Alternative #3 • Date: Q2 2010 • Arrays & Bldg – 2,231 acres • Design emphasis: • Consider acquisition of more land to minimize impact on presence of GKR • GKR impacts: • Now only 11% of known precincts impacted Core GKR area Proposed addition to project site
“M3” – Mitigated CEQA Alternative #3 • Date: Q4 – 2010 • Design emphasis: • Maximize GKR avoidance • Increase slope tolerance • Refine borders for efficiency • Retain full MW capacity • GKR impacts: • Now only 9% of known precincts impacted Core GKR area Proposed addition to project site and expanded corridor
Visual Simulation (looking to Northwest) Visual Simulation of Project looking to Northwest
Visual Simulation (from Hwy 58 looking to East) Visual Simulation of Project from Highway 58 looking East