Rosendin Electric Breaks Ground on $50 Million Antelope Valley Union High School District Solar Project

July 12, 2010
Latest contract win is the largest school solar project in California and milestone for Rosendin Electric — 20MW of solar power delivered in one year

San Jose, Calif.-based Rosendin Electric will break ground this week on a new photovoltaic (PV) power installation project for the Antelope Valley Union High School District, Antelope Valley, Calif. This 9.4MW installation spans 10 schools and is the largest school solar project undertaken in California to date. It also makes Rosendin Electric one of the largest installers of sustainable solar power systems in the western United States.

The Rosendin Electric Solar Division has been contracted to support engineering for the $50-million Antelope Valley UHSD solar project, as well as assuming full responsibility for procurement and construction. Rosendin Electric will work with PsomasFMG of Los Angeles, the project and asset manager for the installation, and with GCL Solar, a subsidiary of GCL-Poly Energy, which recently signed a solar project agreement with PsomasFMG to purchase the Antelope Valley UHSD project.

One of the key factors that contributed to Rosendin Electric winning the Antelope Valley solar contract was the fact that Rosendin Electric was willing to offer a performance ratio guarantee, assuring that the completed project would perform to deliver power at an optimum level over a specified period of time. Rosendin Electric’s extensive expertise in photovoltaic construction, combined with its long standing market history and solid financial footing, makes the company one of the few California electrical contractors able to offer such a guarantee.

"With the addition of the Antelope Valley contract, Rosendin Electric becomes one of the largest solar distributed generation EPC contractors in the West," says Duncan Frederick, director of solar operations for Rosendin Electric. "We have always been committed to delivering alternative energy solutions, and we have an unprecedented track record in wind farm installation. With the addition of this project to our portfolio of solar projects installed over the past year, we are quickly building the same reputation for delivering solar power."

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