SunPeak Solar Chooses Schneider Electric PV Boxes for 23-MW Farm

By Kelly Pickerel October 14, 2011

 

Schneider Electric has been selected by SunPeak Solar LLC, a privately-owned solar energy project developer, to supply 25 solar power conversion substations (known as a PV Box) for the 23 MW IVSC-1 solar power plant in Niland, Calif.


The Schneider Electric PV Box is a pre-wired equipment package specifically designed to meet the demands of large-scale, grid-tied solar farms and large commercial installations in any region of the world, even in the harshest environments.

Schneider Electric will supply 25 PV Boxes with transformers, inverters and combiner boxes in concrete enclosures: 21 of a 1 MW PV Box and 4 of a 0.5 MW PV Box.

 Each PV Box will contain Schneider Electric’s GT500-MVX Grid Tie Solar Inverters that provide industry-leading efficiency and reliability in a 600 Vdc UL approved platform. With more than 250 MW deployed in North America, the GT500-MVX has been the inverter of choice for more utility scale projects than any other over the past three years. In addition, each PV Box is equipped with the Modbus communication option using fiber optic connection, DC re-combiner boxes with current monitoring and Square D liquid-filled pad mount transformers to step up to medium voltage. All of this is housed in a concrete shelter with climate control and a Square D Mini Power Zone loadcenter and auxiliary power transformer.

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will be one of the largest single-site photovoltaic projects in California. Located next to the Imperial Irrigation District’s Niland electric substation and natural gas turbine facilities, the IVSC-1 project will support California’s requirement for electricity service providers to supply 33 percentof retail electricity sales through renewable sources by the end of 2020. The plant will be able to generate enough power for approximately 14,000 homes in Imperial County and parts of Riverside and San Diego counties.

“We are proud to be part of this project with SunPeak Solar, and to once again demonstrate that Schneider Electric’s expertise and our customizable PV Box offers a complete solar solution to help customers make the most of their energy,” said Rudy Wodrich, Commercial Vice President Americas, Schneider Electric Renewable Energies Business. “Our customers can be confident that as a bankable, global company in business for the past 175 years, we will be available to offer support for the over 25-year lifespan of the solar project.”

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