A massive 1MV grid-connected solar power system is ready to supply power to the auction facility in Bordentown, NJ. The system is said to be the largest solar powered carport structure in the United States. Constructed in an area of 13,000 square meters, this carport includes 5,880 solar panels of 170W capacity. The whole panel structure is connected through 11 separate inverters to ensure that removing a single solar array does not disturb the entire energy supply. This means even in situations when one of the solar arrays is unable to supply electricity, the rest of the system can supply 90% of the total energy to the carport.
The system is expected to generate more than 1,056,000 kilowatt hours per year, which can be considered good enough to power 114 US homes. The system will provide 52% of the total energy required by the carport, reducing the carbon emissions up to 862 tons per year. In brief, this amount in emission reduction is equivalent to taking 158 cars off the road.
Alpha Energy [Press Release]
