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EI Solutions Completes Installation of Largest Solar Facility in Marin County; 490kW System Provides Over 90% of Electricity Needs of Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District

Posted on: Friday, 18 August 2006, 12:00 CDT

EI Solutions announced today that it had completed the installation of a 490kW solar electricity system for the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District in San Rafael. The system, comprised of 2,940 Sharp solar panels, will meet over 90 percent of the district's electricity needs.

The project is Phase 2 of the District's solar program. Phase 1, installed by EI Solutions two years ago, is an 81kW array, which supplies power to pump recycled wastewater to maintain pasture land in open space. Together the two systems will save the District $170,000 in electricity costs annually at today's prices.

The three-acre solar plant is surrounded by hundreds of acres of wildlife ponds created by the District with treated wastewater. The ponds are a haven for birds and wildlife, and they are enjoyed by thousand of people that walk miles of trails in the area each year.

About EI Solutions

EI Solutions is one of California's fastest-growing providers of large-scale solar power systems. The company has completed projects for a wide variety of public agencies and private companies, including Berlex's Richmond California campus, Swinerton Property Services' California offices in Concord and Irvine, Seghesio Family Vineyards, Sonoma State University, and the Marin County General Services Building. EI Solutions is a division of Energy Innovations, Inc. of Pasadena, CA. More information can be found at http://solutions.energyinnovations.com.

Source: Business Wire

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