Ridgecrest Indian Wells Valley Campus Solar Photovoltaic Field
Cerro Coso Community College is proud to announce the development of a one Megawatt Solar Photovoltaic Field at its Ridgecrest location. The Board of Trustees of the Kern Community College District awarded the construction contract to Contra Costa Electric of Bakersfield, California. The Addington Partnership also of Bakersfield is the Project Architect and Project Designer. The system is by far the largest such system for a community college in the nation.
The field is located on the Ridgecrest campus and reduces the campus electrical consumption via net-metering with Southern California Edison (SCE). SCE is graciously providing the seed incentive that makes the project financially feasible. The project is situated to allow for a developing PV instructional program on campus.
For more information about the Solar Photovoltaic Field, contact Natalie Dorrell.
Exterior of Electrical building.
Interior of Electrical Building.
Looking east down rows of panels.
Looking up from underneath a panel towards the power source - the sun!
Looking north in between rows of panels.
View to the west with main building and LRC in top left of image.
Distant view showing the size of the solar field in relation to the rest of the campus.
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