Environmental Energy
Research Collaboration

The PVUSA
Project

In 1999, received a small task order to evaluate and prepare the PVUSA photovoltaic power site in Woodland California for sale by the California Energy Commission.

The site was repaired under CEC direction, made fire-safe, and put back online. Further work and the expenditure of any additional funds was not permitted by the CEC when we exhibited an interest in taking over the site.

The PVUSA site is reported operating today (2003) in a minimal capacity as a result of those repairs.

The figures below are representative of the PVUSA site during the 1998 test year, prior to involvement.

Monthly insolation and power
production at PVUSA
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Artist's conception of PVUSA site
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