Kyocera Solar and the Associated Students of San Diego State University (SDSU) have jointly declared the finish of a 355.9 kW solar PV installation over the campus of the school.
KYOCERA Solar Modules. Credit: KYOCERA
The solar installation is a division of the student-authorized plan to construct a new LEED Platinum certified student union building. The building will be inaugurated in October.
Independent Energy Solutions, a Vista, California-based company has completed the building of the solar facility by incorporating 1,680 Kyocera KD240 solar modules manufactured at the San Diego production facility of Kyocera. The installation completed over a carport building on a campus parking construction is designed to endure tough wind and earthquake conditions assuring long term power production efficiency. The solar installation is designed to generate around 583,267 kWh of clean energy every year, which is adequate to meet the power supply requirements of around 100 homes. The utility linked system is designed to transfer the excess power to utility usage.
The installation received funding from a student-directed corporation i.e., the Associated Students of the San Diego State University. The funding was organized on the basis of a student-sanctioned fee referendum that approved the diverting of a part of the funds towards environment friendly initiatives, which includes organizing educational programs and improvement in the existing facilities. The solar installation initiative also received support from the California Solar Initiative Performance-Based Incentive plan that concentrates on the total amount of power generated by the system over a period of five years.