SunPower Corp. today announced that the company has been selected to design, build, operate, and maintain the 10-megawatt Dover SUN Park, in Dover, Del. for White Oak Solar Energy, L.P ., a wholly owned subsidiary of LS Power Group. The solar park, which is expected to be operational next summer, will deliver emission-free solar power to the regional utility grid operated by the city of Dover.
SunPower will install SunPower(R) Tracker(R) systems at the 103-acre site, with SunPower E19 solar panels, the most efficient solar panels on the market today. The Tracker follows the sun’s movement during the day, increasing sunlight capture by up to 25 percent over conventional fixed-tilt systems, while significantly reducing land use requirements.
“SunPower sun-tracking technology is fast to install and reliably delivers clean power during peak demand periods, making solar a competitively-priced choice for power plant applications,” said Steve Vavrik, managing director at SunPower. “Forward-thinking organizations such as LS Power and their local partners are maximizing their long-term production of clean, renewable solar power with SunPower’s high-efficiency, high-performance power plants.”
White Oak is selling the energy and environmental attributes from the Dover SUN Park through long-term agreements with the City of Dover, Delmarva Power and Light, Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation and the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility.
