Solectria Renewables’ SMARTGRID Inverters Selected by BlueChip Energy

Sept. 12, 2011 - PRLog -- Lawrence, MA – June 26, 2011 – Solectria Renewables, LLC, the leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today that it has delivered four SGI 266’s (266kW SMARTGRID Inverters) to BlueChip Energy, LLC to power the 1.5 megawatt (MW) rooftop installation as part of the Rinehart Solar Farm in Lake Mary, Florida.  

The 1.5MW system is the first stage of the 10MW Rinehart Solar Farm, which will be located on the rooftop and surrounding grounds of the BlueChip Energy campus and their 318,000 square foot production facility in Lake Mary, Florida.  This PV rooftop installation will be the largest in Florida.

The SGI 266 inverters maintain the industry’s highest CEC efficiency of 97.5% with the most options available to customers. The SGI Series enhances system-wide energy and solar plant yield, facilitating high return on investment (ROI) and the low levelized cost of energy (LCOE) to the large-scale and utility-scale solar industry.  The 1.5MW rooftop installation will provide BlueChip Energy over $1 million annually in energy savings.

“BlueChip Energy, an alternative energy utility company that generates renewable solar energy, evaluated various inverter manufacturers for this project and choose Solectria Renewables based on the reliability and the ability of their inverters to be deployed in and customized for any environment,” said Wayne Tupuloa, BlueChip Energy’s Vice President of Operations.

“The U.S. solar market has been exploding over the past 2 years, especially in the South where we are seeing a significant increase in grid-tied PV activity,” said Bob Montanaro, Southeast Regional Sales Manager of Solectria Renewables. “BlueChip Energy is one of the largest developers in Florida, developing over 60MW of grid-tied PV projects and Solectria Renewables is proud to be the inverter of choice for the first phase of the Rinehart Solar Farm project, and largest rooftop installation in Florida.”

BlueChip Energy, LLC
BlueChip Energy, LLC (BCE) is a fully integrated solar PV power generator, occupying all segments of the solar power value chain -- from the manufacturing of solar panels and balance of systems components, to the sale of turnkey solar power plants, to the sale of solar electricity to utility, commercial and residential customers. BCE develops, finances, builds, operates, and monitors solar plants for companies and individuals, as well as for its own portfolio.

About Solectria Renewables, LLC
Solectria Renewables, LLC is the leading U.S. based grid-tied photovoltaic inverter manufacturer for residential, commercial and utility-scale solar installations. Our versatile line of high efficiency products provide power solutions ranging from 1 kW residential systems to multi-megawatt solar farms. Solectria Renewables’ products are backed by more than 20 years of experience in the power electronic and inverter industries and supported by world class warranties. All of our commercial and utility-scale PV inverters are manufactured in the USA, ARRA compliant, Ontario FIT Content Compliant, and listed to UL 1741/ IEEE 1547.

To learn more about Solectria Renewables, please visit http://www.solren.com.

CONTACT
Natalie Wiener
Marketing Manager
Solectria Renewables, LLC
+1 978-683-9700 x157
natalie@solren.com

Scott Bowden
Business Dev. Manager
Solectria Renewables, LLC
+1 978-683-9700 x154
scott@@solren.com

Bob Montanaro
Regional Sales Manager
Solectria Renewables, LLC
+1 904-238-9167
bob.montanaro@solren.com

Lawrence Hefler
Corporate Marketing
BlueChip Energy, LLC
+1 407-804-1000 x502
lhefler@bluechipenergy.org

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Solectria Renewables is a world class manufacturer of premium efficiency grid-tied PV inverters. Wide range of products, including web-based monitoring and string combiners, range from 1.8kW to 500kW and are backed by over 20 years of experience in the power electronics industry.