{"id":12862,"date":"2017-06-30T06:19:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T19:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=12862"},"modified":"2017-06-30T06:19:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T19:49:20","slug":"solar-storage-uc-merced-mb0105","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-storage-uc-merced-mb0105\/","title":{"rendered":"5MW Solar + Storage For U.S. University"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12863\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12863\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/uc-merced-solar.jpg\" alt=\"University of California, Merced - solar energy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/uc-merced-solar.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/uc-merced-solar-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">University of California, Merced Shooting For 100% Renewables<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California&#8217;s Merced campus will soon have a 5MW solar power system installed, along with 500kW of battery storage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->SunPower Corp. will be installing a carport and rooftop system, with the energy storage solution supplied by Stem.<\/p>\n<p>The system, to be financed by a power purchase agreement (PPA), will help UC Merced towards its &#8220;triple zero&#8221; goal &#8211; net zero energy, net zero greenhouse gas emissions and zero waste by 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Net zero energy means producing as much energy from renewable sources as is consumed by a facility. UC Merced says it is the first university campus in the USA to attempt to power its buildings with 100% renewable energy.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We have always set ambitious goals for sustainability in our campus construction and operations, and this partnership with SunPower will help us reach those goals,&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/E5qFav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> UC Merced\u00a0director of sustainability, <span class=\"xn-person\">Colleen McCormick.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Adding to the energy challenge is the Merced 2020 Projec<\/span>t, which<span class=\"xn-person\"> will nearly double the physical capacity of the campus and enable enrollment growth to 10,000 students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This will be the second installation for UC Merced using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/sunpower-review.html\">SunPower solar panels<\/a>. A 1-megawatt ground-mounted system with 4,900 panels and tracking has been operating on campus since 2009.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/solar-tracking-merced.jpg\" alt=\"solar panels, UC Merced\" width=\"700\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/solar-tracking-merced.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/solar-tracking-merced-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Combined, the two systems should supply more than 50 percent of UC Merced&#8217;s electricity requirements.<\/p>\n<h2>Solar Energy Across UC<\/h2>\n<p>SunPower has popped up elsewhere at UC, with the company stating it is responsible for more than 70 percent of solar under construction or operating at its campuses; including <span class=\"xn-location\">Berkeley<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Davis<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Riverside<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Santa Barbara<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Solar is playing an important role in providing electricity to the University of California and helping it meet sustainability goals. Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityofcalifornia.edu\/news\/uc-surges-toward-carbon-neutrality-largest-solar-power-purchase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five Points Solar Park<\/a> in Fresno County started operations, part of the largest solar electricity purchase ever made by a U.S. university. An additional 20-megawatts of off-site solar is expected to be online soon. Combined, the solar farms will supply approximately 14 percent of UC\u2019s total annual energy requirements.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Five Points, approximately 36MW of solar was installed on-site across UC&#8217;s campuses at the beginning of this year, enough to power 10,000 homes. 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