Mariani Packing to Install 1 Megawatt Photovoltaic System (CA)

http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsNAPR780.htm

Mariani Packing Company, a producer of dried fruits sold under private labels and the Mariani brand, has announced the installation of a 1 megawatt PV solar-powered energy system at its Vacaville, California headquarters.

MP² Capital, a Sausalito based renewable energy company, made the project possible by agreeing to build, own and operate the system under a power purchase agreement.

Renewable Technologies, Inc., based in Sutter Creek, California will engineer and install the system.

When complete, the Vacaville based solar power installation will be one of the largest privately owned commercial solar photovoltaic systems in the country. The solar power system will have a measurable environmental impact and over the course of its useful life will reduce carbon emissions in an amount greater than removing 2,515 automobiles from the road or planting 3,700 acres of trees. The solar power system has the capacity to produce enough energy to cleanly power roughly 28 percent of the Mariani Packing facilities annual power usage.

<more>