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In a step toward eventually receiving the highest available green building rating--LEED Platinum certification--from the U.S. Green Building Council, Clif Bar hired Sun Power & Light to install a 1,900-panel smart-solar array, which it says is North America's largest such installation.
Using the Tigo Energy Maximizer, the 530 kilowatt array will be monitored and optimized and is expected to create 6 to 8 percent more power than a standard array.
The array is expected to provide 100 percent of the energy needed for Clif Bar's offices, labs, and kitchen.
In addition to electricity needs, a solar thermal installation on the roof is providing 70 percent of the building's hot water.
October 25, 2010 10:30 AM PDT
Photo by: Clif Bar
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