Sol Systems issues Press Release
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Sol Systems issued the attached press release on December 10th, 2019.
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iWG Meeting Minutes from 11/22
Associated Project(s):See attached for the iWG Meeting Minutes from 11/22/2019.
Attached Files:Sustainability Council meeting Nov. 20, 2019
Associated Project(s):Agenda includes: iCAP 2020 timeline, Clean Energy planning, and Zero Waste planning
Attached Files:Solar Farm 2.0 to Nearly Triple on Campus Renewable Energy Production
Associated Project(s):Construction of a new 54-acre, 12.1 megawatt (MWdc) Solar Farm is approved by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees as the sole member of Prairieland Energy, Inc. Referred to as “Solar Farm 2.0,” the new utility-scale array to be located north of Curtis Road, between First Street and U.S. Route 45, will produce approximately 20,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually, almost tripling the university’s existing on-site renewable energy generation. Solar Farm 2.0 will generate the equivalent electricity use of more than 2,000 average American homes.
Sol Systems, LLC, will design, build, operate, and maintain Solar Farm 2.0, for the duration of a 20-year contract which includes power purchase and land lease agreements, and an option to buy the system at the end of the term.
Next steps phone call
Associated Project(s):Morgan White and Joyce Mast discussed next steps for acheiving Net-Zero status for the ECE Building. Mike Marquissee is working on a draft MOU about using Solar Farm 2.0 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).
Joyce is seeking student input about what should go on the ECE Building interactive display. If you are interested in working with her on this, contact her at jmast@illinois.edu.
News Gazette article about Solar Farm 2.0
Associated Project(s):Julie Wurth with the News-Gazette, published an article updating the progress on the Solar Farm 2.0 project, which is expected to get Board of Trustees approvals later this month. Read the article at:
Preferred Vendor selected
Associated Project(s):The evaluation committee has selected a preferred vendor to develop Solar Farm 2.0, and the Chancellor's office approved moving forward with contract development. PEI will work with this vendor to complete the next steps of the award process. The vendor name will be announced upon approval of the contracts in fall 2019.
Sustainability Council meeting 04-30-2019
Associated Project(s):Attached Files:Solar Farm 2.0 RFP overview for pre-conference
Associated Project(s):F&S Executive Director Mohamed Attalla and a team of university representatives met with several potential vendors for the Solar Farm 2.0 RFP, and provided an overview of the RFP expectations.
Attached Files:Meeting Minutes for iWG March, 2019
Associated Project(s):iCAP Working Group Meeting Notes from March, 2019.
Attached Files:News items on Solar Farm 2.0 RFP
Associated Project(s):video on Illinois Homepage
Associated Project(s):Letter of Support from F&S for the Curtis Road railroad track grade separation project
Associated Project(s):F&S provided the attached letter of support for the Curtis Road railroad track grade separation project, and promising to use Solar Farm 2.0 power for the associated street lights.
Meeting Minutes for iWG February, 2019
Associated Project(s):These are the meeting minutes from February 7, 2019.
Attached Files:News-Gazette article
Daily Illini article
Associated Project(s):News-Gazette articles
Sustainability Council meeting Nov. 7, 2018
Associated Project(s):Attached Files:Capacity of distribution lines
Associated Project(s):U19005: Electrical-Medium Voltage Power Distribution Study Updates - should start in mid-September - to evaluate capacity of power distribution line connected to proposed solar farm 2.0 site.
Site Selection approved at CCRC
Associated Project(s):The Solar Farm 2.0 site selection committee's recommendation was approved by the Chancellor's Capital Review Committee.
