Healthcare Facilities Adopt Green Energy with Solar Power Partners

MILL VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Solar Power Partners, Inc. (SPPTM) today announced that two recently-completed solar systems at health care facilities in California are in operation and generating power. The solar systems include a 668.80 kW system at Marshall Medical in Cameron Park, CA, and a 226.80 kW system at St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, CA.

Each solar facility was financed and developed using a solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), which allows SPP to own, operate, and manage the solar system for the length of the agreement, usually over twenty years. The host sites pay only for the energy produced by the system and put no cash upfront, freeing capital for other projects and stabilizing their energy rates. SPP manages each facility through its dedicated asset management team, which uses real-time data monitoring to provide detailed management profiles for the systems.

James Whipple, Marshall Medical Center CEO, said, “Solar Power Partners made the process of incorporating solar energy at Marshall Medical easy. We hope that our project encourages other healthcare facilities to engage in obtaining renewable energy. It’s a win for everyone: our organization, our patients, and the community.\"

SPP closely oversees the technology, design, and engineering of each project. In-house engineering, construction management, and asset management teams bring over fifty combined years of experience so that challenges are resolved efficiently and fast. SPP’s financial modeling incorporates detailed site profiles and offers the best possible rates for the customer.

Marshall Medical is a nonprofit community healthcare provider with an outpatient facility in Cameron Park. The solar facility is a fixed elevated array structure in a parking lot adjacent to the facility. The healthcare provider wanted to incorporate solar energy as part of their commitment to the environment and desire to stay economically savvy. SPP\'s solar PPA was ideal for Marshall Medical in that Marshall had no cash outlay for the project, and under SPP\'s ownership, operation, and maintenance, Marshall worries about no associated upkeep costs. The system produces an estimated 901,805 kWh annually, which is equivalent to 648 metric tons of carbon dioxide, or emissions from 73,553 gallons of gasoline.

The solar facility at St. Mary Medical center in Apple Valley, CA, is a 230-kilowatt (kW) system that covers a large vehicle parking lot. The system is a great example of dual land use, where a large paved open space on the property was converted to produce green energy. The solar panels also offer shaded parking, which is a welcome benefit in a desert region. The system, which required no cash outlay from the hospital, offsets the electrical load of the hospital and has an estimated peak rated output of about 372,774 kWh per year. That is equivalent to 268 metric tons of carbon dioxide offset per year, or emissions from 30,420 gallons of consumed gasoline.

“SPP is committed to helping hospitals and health care facilities reach goals through fast and easy solar Power Purchase Agreements. Both Marshall Medical and St. Mary Medical Center are leading the way in adopting this hassle-free way of implementing solar into their energy management plan, and in doing so, are helping to heal not only people, but the environment. We’re proud to be a long-term partner with Marshall Medial and St. Mary Medical Center,” said Alexander v. Welczeck, President and CEO, Solar Power Partners.

Case studies and photos about each solar facility can be downloaded from www.solarpowerpartners.com/casestudies.