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SunEdison Surpasses 100 GWh of Delivered PV Solar Energy Generation |
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First North American Owner/Operator to Surpass Major Energy Service Milestone
BELTSVILLE, MD (March 31, 2009) - SunEdison, North America's largest solar energy services provider, today announced it is the first owner/operator in the United States to surpass 100 GWh in delivered PV solar electricity generation.
SunEdison's Renewable Operation Center (ROC) tracked the event as the ticker rolled over the 100 GWh milestone at 11:06 am ET on March 24, five years after the company activated its first commercial-scale PV solar energy system.
SunEdison's solar fleet of 221 solar power plants has avoided more than 124 million lbs of CO2, the same amount of emissions that would be produced by driving from New York City to Los Angeles 43,101 times. One hundred GWh is enough to meet the annual energy needs for more than 13,700 Californians.
"This 100 GWh milestone reflects our commitment to service delivery and investments in advanced control and monitoring technologies," said Mark Culpepper, Chief Technology Officer of SunEdison. "As the country increases investment in renewable energy, the solar industry must show results in a
meaningful, transparent way."
Mark Buckley, Vice President of Environmental Affairs, Staples, Inc., noted, "The 24 systems hosted by Staples have generated more than 8 million kWh of power. Not only does SunEdison bring us electricity at predictable rates, we're able to make better usage decisions and make progress toward our short- and long-term carbon reduction goals."
SunEdison's Renewable Operations Center (ROC), located at the historic McClellan Air Force base in McClellan, California, is a key part of the company's services architecture. The ROC monitors the energy and power output of the SunEdison solar portfolio; analyzes and remotely diagnoses system performance; and then dispatches crews for rapid field service.
The SunEdison fleet operated at over 100 percent of expected generation in 2008.
About SunEdison
Sun Edison LLC is North America's largest solar energy services provider and operates across a global marketplace. SunEdison provides solar-generated energy at or below current retail utility rates to a broad and diverse client base of commercial, municipal and utility customers. For more information about SunEdison, please visit www.sunedison.com.
Rob Wyse
212.920.1470
rob@m1pr.com
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