The South County's largest commercial solar system is scheduled to be completed early next week atop an industrial building in Grover Beach.
Pacific Energy Co. recently installed 90 of the 180 solar panels as part of an energy-efficient “green” system at Deyo, the makers of custom bicycling clothing for Team Voler Apparel, at 21 Saratoga Ave.
They began installing the remaining 90 panels Thursday.
Grover Beach city officials said the solar panel project is the largest in the city's history, based on records dating back to 1997.
According to building officials in Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande, no commercial solar panel system exists in either of the two cities that rivals the scale of the 180-panel Grover Beach project.
The installation cost an estimated $300,000, with rebates expected to reimburse 40 percent of that cost, owner Jim Helsinger said, adding he plans to make up the cost of the system in five years.
The energy created by the panels will power one 18,000-square-foot building, which houses sublimation cylinders and sewing machines...read more
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