Completed Project by Argent Solar
Argent Solar Electric recently completed a 13 kW ground-mounted photovoltaic electric system for the National Weather Service in Vail, AZ. The system will help power NWS radar monitoring equipment and communication facilities.
The site is on a remote mountain-top southeast of Tucson. The system consists of 50 SolarWorld 245-watt panels with a Solectria PVI 13, 3-phase inverter. The panels are mounted to a bleacher-style structure anchored into the rock. Argent used excavators and jack-hammers to dig 14, 4-foot deep core footings along 100 feet of hillside. The system will generate 21,000 kW hours of electricity a year.
