Palo Alto Goes Solar

July 9, 2013

Deep in the heart of Silicon Valley is the city of Palo Alto, where solar recently became the cheapest in the country.

 

A municipal utility recently approved 80 megawatts in solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) to meet approximately 18 percent of the city's load, and essentially provide power for all 65,000 Palo Alto residents. The price is 6.9 cents power kilowatt-hour for the 30-year PPA.

 

"The price compares to the typical market price referent and would seem to be able to take on prices paid for natural gas or wind. The projects still include the 30 percent federal Investment Tax Credit."

The three solar projects selected will come on-line in 2017, and Palo Alto will generate almost half of its electricity from renewables.

Source: Green Tech Media

By Gaylen Davenport

What Our Clients are Saying

  • “Since the installation we cannot say enough great things about [the] company. Not only were installers professional and efficient, but there was no interference with our day to day production during installation. We immediately have noticed a savings in our energy bills.”
    -Justin Kelly, Tompkins Industries Inc.
    Learn More
  • “Worldwide Energy was very professional through the whole process. They handled everything from start to finish. I would highly recommend Worldwide Energy to anyone looking to improve their lighting and control utility costs. They take care of everything, it’s easy.”
    -Shawn Wakeman, Frank Ancona Honda
    Learn More
  • “Our project was completed in a timely manner with excellent results. All changes requested were completed and the crew was willing to do whatever it took to make us happy.”
    -Bill Keefer, Westlake Ace Hardware
    Learn More
  • “After considering several companies, we selected Worldwide Energy to do our lighting retrofit, primarily because their proposal was total turnkey and provided the most complete level of service.”
    -Mike Gonnerman, ROM Corporation
    Learn More
Ⓒ 2022 Worldwide Energy

Stay up to date with us

apartmentuserscrossmenucheckmark-circle linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram