Kettle Foods

In September 2003 Kettle Foods in Salem installed the largest net metered commercial system in the Pacific Northwest. 616 single crystal modules, totaling 114 KW, span the entire length and width of the warehouse, where the packaging and shipping of Kettle Chips takes place. The modules are angled at 20 degrees on anodized aluminum racks mounted on special curbs. This innovative design was the result of a structural engineering analysis of the warehouse's flat roof. Due to the large power usage at this facility, the PV system is considered a load reduction strategy, since virtually all the power produced on the rooftop is used directly by the facility, with little or no power flowing back to the utility. Kettle Foods was the first business in Oregon to install over 100 KW of PV panels on one site.

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Project Partners:
Solar Assist
Portland General Electric
Energy Trust of Oregon
Oregon Department of Energy

	Kettle Foods 114 KW System (Aerial 1)		Kettle Foods 114 KW System (Aerial 2)
	Kettle Foods 114 KW System		Kettle Foods 16.2 KW Of Solar Panels
	Kettle Foods DPW Racks		David Parker and Russ Read
	Kettle Foods 400 Amp Disconnect		Inverter and Isolation Transformer

 

 

 

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