The total project capital investment is estimated at $175.2m including interconnection costs. The majority of this investment will be subject to local sales tax.
The project will be built on public land leased from the Sacramento-Yolo Port District, a public entity of the state of California formed under the River Port District Act. The port commission authorized city/port staff to continue negotiations with OPDE US during a regularly scheduled board meeting. Interconnection applications, site environmental review, and county use permits are underway.
The site is currently used for the storage and drying of dredge material from the port’s deep water channel, and grazing. Both of these uses will continue after development of the solar project. The project equipment and facilities will be owned and maintained by OPDE US.
The facility will incorporate 1,800 MECASOLAR MS-1E TRACKER 10 seasonal one axis azimuth trackers. In addition to the MECASOLAR trackers, the project will include 3,598 SMA America 6000 US Inverters with a 97% efficiency and 104,348 high efficiency 230 Wp Photovoltaic Modules produced by Trina solar and/or REC.
To prevent shading between arrays, and preserve the natural environment, the arrays are separated by 50 feet of open space. The actual physical equipment footprint of the project is expected to cover less than 5% of the surface area of the site.
