Market of Choice
“We had a huge flat roof, so we decided to tap into the sun’s energy for all the store’s lights. We want our building to showcase sustainable practices that minimize environmental impacts. That visibility also serves to educate people about what’s possible."
Rick Wright, President of Market of Choice.
In December of 2006 Market of Choice installed a 31 KW Solar Electric System. The System features 176 Sharp 175 watt mono-crystalline modules. These modules form 16 rows of 11 modules. The modules are mounted at 20° on a custom non-penetrating Sun-Link rack system. The PV arrays are routed through combiners to a 30 KW Satcon inverter. The inverter is monitored via a web based monitoring system. The solar data will be displayed on a LCD inside the market (web link coming soon). This display will help to educate shoppers on the benefits of solar energy.
Project Partners:
Eugene Water and Electric
New Way Electric
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