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Taft Botanical Gardens - SimpliPhi Power
SimpliPhi Power and California Solar Electric have completed the second phase of an off-grid solar plus storage installation at the Taft Botanical Gardens in Ojai, Calif, which are part of an eco resort owned by the non-profit Conservation Endowment Fund.
Taft Gardens was challenged to preserve the pristine natural environment of the gardens while at the same time generating and harvesting enough off-grid power to accommodate expanding operations at this remote location. California Solar Electric originally designed and installed an off-grid hybrid solar power generation and storage solution that would eliminate trenching power lines and dramatically reduce generator use and fuel consumption for the eco resort.
Phase one of the off-grid solar plus storage system involved the installation of eight PHI2.6 kWh batteries (48 v) to provide over 20 kWh of stored power for the facilities' main lodge and three separate living quarters. A year later, it was evident that the solar PV generation exceeded both the resort's daily electricity loads and the battery storage capacity. Increasing the battery storage allowed them to capture all their PV generation and store more power for evening loads in order to maximize their capital investment - all off grid.
PROJECT STATUS
Operational
Mar 22, 2016
No
SITING
Ojai
,
California
United States
N/A
OWNERSHIP & VALUE CHAIN PARTNERS
Customer-Owned
Conservation Endowment Fund
SimpliPhi Power
California Solar Electric
California Solar Electric
California Solar Electric
California Solar Electric
COST & PERFORMANCE
Performance metrics not available.
BENEFITS
FUNDING
No
PRIMARY PROJECT CONTACT
Lisa Ann Pinkerton
simpliphi@technicacommunications.com
408-806-9626
METADATA
2016-04-06 06:03 PM UTC
2016-06-13 06:55 PM UTC