EPA's
Green Power Partnership
Case Study:
City of Pendleton, Oregon
Photo courtesy of the City of Pendleton.
In 2008, the City of Pendleton, Oregon, worked with Hon-
eywell Building Solutions and Advanced Energy Systems to
install a 100 kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system on the roof
of its water treatment plant with no upfront capital costs to
the city via a solar power purchase agreement (SPPA). The
system, which is comprised of 576 modules, generates 15
percent of the plant's electricity needs. The project used a
combination of federal and state incentives to reduce the
cost, including the Oregon Business Energy Tax Credit and a $3 per watt incentive offered
by the Energy Trust of Oregon in return for the renewable energy certificates (RECs).
Pendleton pays Honeywell 4.68 cents per kilowatt hour for the generated power, which is
slightly lower than what the city pays for power from its local utility. The costs will increase
at three percent a year. At the end of the 20-year contract, the city has the option to enter
into another contract with Honeywell, buy the PV system, or opt out and have Honeywell
remove the system from the water treatment plant's roof.
Technical and Financial Details of Pendleton's PV System
Technical
System Size
100KW
Financials
System Cost
$778,000
System Owner
Honeywell Building Solutions
Location
Pendleton, OR
Year Installed
2008
Installer
Advance Energy Systems
Contract Term
20 years
Electricity Price
$0.0468 / kWh
Panel Manufacturer
SolarWorld
Rate Escalator
3%/yr
Estimated Output
1 07,540 kWh/year
REC Ownership
Energy Trust of Oregon
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