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San Diego Installs Install Solar Panels on B Street Cruise Ship Terminal
Solar panels the Port of San Diego is installing on the roof of its primary cruise ship terminal are expected to offset approximately 70 percent of the building’s energy consumption.
The 167-kilowatt photovoltaic system at the B Street Cruise Ship Terminal will generate enough energy to power 20 homes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 187 metric tons annually.
The $341,000 contract was approved in January. Installation began in May. The system is expected to be operational by the end of June.
Consisting of 630 solar panels, the project also includes an interconnection agreement for net metering with San Diego Gas & Electric. Net metering credits solar energy system owners for electricity added to the grid from systems that produce more power than the facility consumes.
Solar systems were installed at the port administration building in 2009, the port pavilion on Broadway Pier in 2010, and the port’s general service building in National City in 2011. These three photovoltaic systems together produced nearly 251,000 kilowatt hours of renewable energy during FY 2015.
The B Street Cruise Ship Terminal system is projected to produce approximately 266,000 kilowatt hours per year.
Solar Panels on B Street Cruise Ship Terminal
Photo/Port of San Diego
Solar panels the Port of San Diego is installing on the roof of its primary cruise ship terminal are expected to offset approximately 70 percent of the building’s energy consumption.
The 167-kilowatt photovoltaic system at the B Street Cruise Ship Terminal will generate enough energy to power 20 homes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 187 metric tons annually.
The $341,000 contract was approved in January. Installation began in May. The system is expected to be operational by the end of June.
Consisting of 630 solar panels, the project also includes an interconnection agreement for net metering with San Diego Gas & Electric. Net metering credits solar energy system owners for electricity added to the grid from systems that produce more power than the facility consumes.
Solar systems were installed at the port administration building in 2009, the port pavilion on Broadway Pier in 2010, and the port’s general service building in National City in 2011. These three photovoltaic systems together produced nearly 251,000 kilowatt hours of renewable energy during FY 2015.
The B Street Cruise Ship Terminal system is projected to produce approximately 266,000 kilowatt hours per year.
"The Port of San Diego demonstrates its commitment to smart technology and clean power with this installation of a photovoltaic system at our main cruise ship terminal in addition to three other port facilities," said Port Commission Chairman Marshall Merrifield. "This Port Environmental Fund improvement project is being completed just as we celebrate growth in our cruise business with an increase in calls of about 50 percent projected from this season to next."
Solar Panels on B Street Cruise Ship Terminal
Photo/Port of San Diego
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