[CPEO-BIF] Solar energy from Brownfields

["Robert Hersh" <b_hersh@verizon.net>]

Harnessing Sun's Power to Generate Electricity Gives New Meaning to
'Sunshine State'
2/8/07

SHREWSBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PVOne LLC, a leading developer and
financer of large-scale solar power generation systems, announced today its
role in the development of a 'brownfields to brightfields' solar energy
project poised to be the largest photovoltaic array in Florida and among the
largest in the Southeast United States. The project should be operational in
the second quarter of 2007.

The 250-KW photovoltaic (PV) system will be located at Rothenbach Park in
Sarasota County, FL, on the site of the former Bee Ridge Landfill. Covering
an area of 28,000 square feet, the solar energy system will utilize 1,200
photovoltaic panels and will connect directly to the distribution grid. When
operational, the solar energy system will produce enough electricity to meet
the needs of 50 homes on an annual basis, and prevent 10,500 tons of the
greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere over its
operational life - the environmental equivalent of avoiding the use of 1.1
million gallons of gasoline.

PVOne negotiated the site lease with Sarasota County officials, and a Green
Solar Tag Agreement for installation of the PV system. PVOne also brought
together experienced industry and financial partners to develop the first
solar energy system under Florida's Sunshine Energy Program, a voluntary
green power program offered to residential and commercial customers who want
to support cleaner, renewable electric generation. PowerLight Corporation, a
subsidiary of SunPower Corporation, will work with PVOne to deploy the solar
power system, and provide operation and maintenance services; third-party
financing will be used to finance the $2.5 million 'brownfields to
brightfields' project.

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Bob Hersh
CPEO


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