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Co-op dedicates landmark solar installation |
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 (Bluffton, SC) - Palmetto Electric Cooperative, Santee Cooper and the Technical College of the Lowcountry have dedicated a 20-kilowatt solar array at TCL’s New River Campus in Bluffton. The project is the largest solar installation in the Lowcountry and was made possible by South Carolinians who purchase Green Power.
The project includes a series of nine canopies, each covered with 10 solar panels and sheltering a bench, adding another level of functionality to the installation. The electricity generated by the panels will be metered and supplied to the grid through Palmetto Electric Cooperative’s distribution system.
Palmetto Electric Cooperative was the first electric cooperative in South Carolina to promote Santee Cooper Green Power to its members, and Palmetto today has one of the largest groups of consumers supporting the state’s original renewable energy program.
"Palmetto Electric is proud of the role we’ve played in bringing this 20-kilowatt solar power machine to our corner of the state,” said G. Thomas Upshaw, Palmetto Electric president and CEO. “We have promoted the benefits of renewable green power for years to our members, and our members have clearly said they want more. I can think of no better place for this demonstration project than at Technical College of the Lowcountry, where it can be an anchor for continuing research and development into renewable energy.”
The high-efficiency panels were manufactured by SunPower Corp. and installed by Argand Energy Solutions. The contemporary canopy design is by Watson Tate Savory Architects. Linton’s Mechanical Services of Goose Creek fabricated the supporting steel structures. Santee Cooper’s General Construction Group performed the site work and installation of the support structures.
Palmetto Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit electrical distribution utility that is owned by the members it serves. The Cooperative serves over 66,000 consumers in southern Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties. Palmetto Electric’s mission is to provide diversified, innovative energy and related services to its customers consistent with sound business practices, while always acting in a community-building leadership role. For more information, visit www.palmetto.coop or call 843-208-5551.
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