Solar3D, a leading provider of solar power solutions and developer of a proprietary high-efficiency solar cell, announced yesterday its SUNworks subsidiary was awarded a $3 million, 1 MW solar project with the Sun City Lincoln Hills community association.
Sun City Lincoln Hills is an retirement community of nearly 3,000 acres, consisting of 6,703 single-family homes and 80 villas. The property includes sports complexes, restaurants and bars, pools, beauty salons, picnic areas, walking and hiking trails.
SUNworks has been tasked with financing, designing and installing 2,898 SunPower solar panels, along with an electric car charger.
It is estimated the system will save Sun City Lincoln Hills approximately $9.5 million over 25 years, reducing Sun City's greenhouse gas emissions by 6,945 tons of CO2 (carbon dioxide) over the same period.
"We couldn't be more pleased with this partnership," said Chris O'Keefe, executive director of Sun City Lincoln Hills. "Our residents not only desire all of the best amenities in an active adult community, they also seek to belong to a place that is environmentally conscious."
The project will start with a launch event including all the residents, where SUNworks will showcase its rendering of the solar carport project. The project is estimated to complete by December.
"In our 30 years of business, I have never been more thrilled about a project of this magnitude than I am with Sun City Lincoln Hills," said Abe Emard, CEO of SUNworks. "It is truly exciting to see that sustainability is now an important element to communities with such prestige as Sun City Lincoln Hills.
"Working side-by-side with the Sun City Lincoln Hills association has been a wonderful experience. Its extremely organized group has made this project very smooth, something that isn't always easy with a project of this size and scope. We believe more home owner associations are going to follow suit as they see the cost and environmental benefits associated with solar, showcased by the Sun City Lincoln Hills Solar Project."
Jim Nerlson, CEO of Solar3D, said: "The entire Solar3D organization applauds the team at SUNworks, as well as the leadership at Sun City Lincoln Hills, for their hard work and dedication to community sustainability. This project and others are exactly what we envisioned when embarking on our growth-by-acquisition model. We are confident that the results generated by this system implementation will resonate throughout both the development and solar industries, by providing cost savings while increasing energy efficiencies."
