City of Palmdale, Constellation and PsomasFMG Dedicate 976-Kilowatt Solar Generation Project
July 09 2014 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Solar power system designed to meet nearly 70
percent of the electricity needs for Palmdale Civic Center, DryTown
and Marie Kerr parks
The city of Palmdale today announced the completion of an
aggregate 976-kilowatt DC solar generation project. Located at
Palmdale’s Civic Center, DryTown Water Park and Marie Kerr Park,
the system is designed to generate more than 1,580 megawatt-hours
of electricity per year and meet nearly 70 percent of the
electricity needs for the three sites.
In honor of the solar project’s completion, a celebration and
ribbon cutting were held today at Marie Kerr Park. Representatives
from the city of Palmdale, Constellation and PsomasFMG attended the
event.
“This project is another example of Palmdale’s commitment to
providing clean energy while saving money for our taxpayers,” said
Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford. “It is a perfect complement to what we
are currently doing in the areas of energy conservation, and will
help us meet our state mandated greenhouse gas reduction
goals.”
The solar project required no upfront capital from the city.
Solar firm PsomasFMG worked with the city to develop the project.
Energy products and services company Constellation financed the
project’s development and will own and operate the system. Palmdale
will purchase the electricity generated by the system at a
fixed-rate through a 20-year power purchase agreement with
Constellation.
Brendon Quinlivan, director, solar sales for Constellation,
said, “Constellation is pleased to work with the PsomasFMG team in
helping the city of Palmdale meet its environmental goals and
manage its energy costs.”
“We are proud to be partnered with the city of Palmdale for
taking a leadership position amongst Southern California cities,”
said Paul Mikos, president of PsomasFMG. “Shaded parking, cleaner
air and energy savings are some of the benefits that the city
leadership is bringing to the citizens of Palmdale.”
The solar power arrays are comprised of approximately 3,200
photovoltaic panels located on shade structures, which were
designed to blend with the look and feel of the city’s
surroundings. The system will help the city of Palmdale meet state
mandates for renewable power generation and greenhouse gas
reduction and is expected to eliminate 1,201 tons of carbon dioxide
annually according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data for
the region.
California schools and municipalities interested in on-site
solar through a power purchase agreement with Constellation may
contact PsomasFMG at pmikos@psomasfmg.com or (714)465-4904.
About the City of Palmdale
The birthplace of the Space Shuttle and B2 Stealth Bomber, the
City of Palmdale has enjoyed tremendous growth and prosperity over
the last two decades. Our more than 153,000 residents enjoy a
comfortable hometown feel with a strong family orientation,
excellent education system and abundant recreational opportunities
in a safe environment. As the premier shopping destination in the
High Desert, Palmdale attracts the best of both retail and
manufacturing companies, and is poised to become a major Southern
California transportation hub with plans for two high speed rail
systems, Metrolink, two freeways and an airport all
converging in Palmdale.
About Constellation
The Constellation family of retail electricity and natural gas
suppliers (www.constellation.com), are subsidiaries of Exelon
Corp., and are leading competitive retail suppliers of power,
natural gas and energy products and services for homes and
businesses across the continental United
States. Constellation’s retail businesses serve more than
100,000 business and public sector customers, including more than
two-thirds of the Fortune 100, and nearly 1 million residential
customers.
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is the nation’s leading
competitive energy provider, with 2013 revenues of approximately
$24.9 billion. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon does business in 48
states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon is one of the
largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more than 35,000
megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest
and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company’s
Constellation business unit provides energy products and services
to more than 100,000 business and public sector customers and
nearly 1 million residential customers. Exelon’s utilities deliver
electricity and natural gas to more than 7.8 million customers in
central Maryland (BGE), northern Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern
Pennsylvania (PECO). Follow Exelon on Twitter @Exelon.
About PsomasFMG
Based in Huntington Beach, CA, PsomasFMG provides turnkey solar
solutions to its clients by utilizing a combination of engineering
expertise, private investor funding, utilizing federal and state
subsidies. In 2010, PsomasFMG completed the largest operational
school solar system in Southern California, a 9.6 MW project across
10 schools in the Antelope Valley Union High School District.
Utilizing Power Purchase Agreements and requiring no capital outlay
from its host clients, PsomasFMG has also completed over 26 MWs of
solar projects for offtakers such as County of Orange and several
multi-campus school districts in Los Angeles County such as William
S. Hart School District, Wilsona School District, Palmdale School
District, and Hughes-Elizabeth Lake School District. PsomasFMG has
developed several other solar projects currently under various
stages of design and construction for the City of Palmdale, Castaic
Union School District, Keppel Union School District, Chaffey Joint
Union High School District, a 4.4 MW project with the City of
Lancaster under a PPA with Southern California Edison and a
design-build project for the Redondo Beach Unified School District.
PsomasFMG is dedicated to bringing value to California school and
communities. For more information contact Paul Mikos at
(714)465-4904, or visit www.PsomasFMG.com.
ConstellationKelly Biemer, 410-470-9700orCity of PalmdaleJohn
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