State's Largest Private Solar Array (75.6 kW) Goes Live on NCSU Campus

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State's Largest Private Solar Array Goes Live on NCSU Campus

2008-01-16 18:33:39 -

- Richard Harkrader, owner of Durham-based Carolina Solar Energy, has waited three years for this day.

After many lessons learned, the solar project his company began in 2004 is finally up and running on the North Carolina State University (NCSU) campus next to the RBC Center in Raleigh, making it the largest privately financed solar photovoltaic (PV) array in North Carolina.

The 75.6 kilowatt (kW) system, comprising 432 ground-mounted solar panels, was dedicated on Jan. 15, at a ceremony hosted by NC GreenPower and NCSU. The power it generates is sold to Progress Energy.

"I believe consumer demand for green power will quickly outpace supply in our state," said Harkrader. "One of our goals with this project is to show that solar power is feasible on a large scale right here in North Carolina."

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