Background
EPE acted as owner’s engineer on all transmission and design issues for interconnection of the first large scale solar Photovoltaic Project in Texas.
Approach
EPE facilitated the following services:
- Market deliverability
- and export analysis.
- Grid interconnection
- application and process.
- Technology review and assessment
- of inverter technology available for utility scale PV projects.
- Review
- of power purchase agreement.
- Working with equipment manufacturers
- to modify specs to meet project design requirements.
- Costing
- of major equipment.
- Regulatory and operational
- review of utility requirements.
- Created an equivalent solar plant model
- for Austin Energy for the completion of the full interconnection studies.
Outcome
The project signed a Power Purchase Agreement with Austin Energy, a leader in green energy, and was designed with Trina solar panels on single axis trackers. The project is operational since December 2011.
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