ROSEVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Solar Power, Inc. (“SPI”) (OTCBB:SOPW) has completed work on the installation of a photovoltaic (“PV”) system to help power Cox Enterprises, Inc.’s 336,000 square foot facility which serves as an operations and communications hub for the company’s cable telecommunications division, Cox Communications. The facility is located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. While the 100 kilowatt (“kW”) system will provide only a fraction of the facility’s total annual electricity requirements, it represents an important element of the company’s green energy initiative, Cox Conserves. “Cox Enterprises has a companywide initiative in place to further reduce our company’s carbon footprint, or greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by the year 2017,” said Steven Bradley, senior manager of engineering alternate energy & business continuity with Cox Enterprises. “We hope the technology will serve as an ongoing example to our employees and the communities we serve of the benefits a photovoltaic solar system can deliver. Live feeds from the photovoltaic system in Rancho Santa Margarita will connect directly to our Heritage Center museum at our Atlanta headquarters. The feeds will be part of Cox Conserves multimedia exhibit and will feature a real-time report of energy generated as well as the cumulative reduction of traditional energy the system produces over time.”
“As advocates for and providers of turnkey solutions utilizing renewable photovoltaic solar energy, we are excited to be able to work with the Cox team as they continue with this very important initiative,” said Steve Kircher, CEO of Solar Power, Inc. “Cox Enterprises has been a leader and innovator in a variety of fields for many years. Their Cox Conserves initiative is another example of their leadership in an important area that many companies are just beginning to take notice of.”
The 100.8 kW system is Cox Enterprises’ first commercial-grade photovoltaic installation and features approximately five hundred seventy six 175-watt roof-mounted panels and a highly efficient 125-kilowatt inverter. “We worked closely with the Cox team to ensure a seamless integration of the system without any interruption in operations at the facility. We were able to accomplish this and also completed the project on time and on budget,” said Kircher. “We look forward to working with the Cox team again as they continue the advancement of their Cox Conserves program throughout all of their areas of operation across the country.” The Cox Conserves initiative calls for 10% of companywide electric energy to come from renewable energy forms, of which photovoltaic solar energy will be an important component. The Rancho Santa Margarita photovoltaic system was completed on November 14, 2007.
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