Chosen by Recurrent Energy, an independent power producer and a developer of solar power projects, SunLink’s system will be used to mount over 23,000 Suntech solar modules on the flat seismically retrofitted rooftop of the reservoir.
Upon completion in the fall this year, the Sunset reservoir project is expected to more than triple the municipal solar generation in San Francisco and reduce carbon emissions by over 100,000 metric tons. The solar plant is being developed and operated under a power purchase agreement between San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Recurrent Energy.
The clean solar electricity will be fed into the distribution grid and used by the General Hospital, San Francisco international airport, Muni light rail, public schools throughout the city and streetlights.
Christopher Tilley, CEO of SunLink, said: “We are pleased to have been awarded this project, particularly given its magnitude and advancement of the city of San Francisco’s renewable energy goals. Our flagship roof mounting solution is one of the most widely adopted in the industry due to our extensive engineering, design expertise, and ability to work within a project’s constraints such as this one, which required no penetrations in the Reservoir’s roof surface.”
