Pendleton Camp Solar Project Completed

CAMP PENDLETON — A 936-kilowatt solar electric carport and shade structure installation at the Pendleton Marine Corps Base Camp has been completed.

 
The project was designed by Independent Energy Solutions Inc., a Vista, Calif.-based solar energy development and construction firm, at the camp’s new Bachelor Enlisted Quarters.
 
The utility scale system is capable of generating about 1.3 million kilowatt-hours of clean, green electricity annually while providing shade and cover for parked cars.
 
Built by San Diego-based Harper Construction for the U.S. Navy, the system features 15 custom steel shade canopies, 4352 Kyocera solar modules, 4 Satcon inverters and a customized racking system.
 
The project will produce the equivalent power to 120 average single-family homes and will offset about 860 tons of greenhouse gases annually — the equivalent of taking 215 cars off the road.
 
IES has been working with the U.S. military on a wide range of solar projects for the past decade — everything from high-tech experimental systems to large-scale generation plants such as this,” said Independent Energy Solutions president and CEO Linda Strand.
 
“As a woman-owned business, we are so pleased the military and our contracting partners like Harper Construction continue to take advantage of our ability to deliver and self-perform a quality product on-time and on-budget,” she said.