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PCI Solar Completes 1.8MW Project for California City

This article has been republished from nacleanenergy.com, you can read the original article here.

PCI Solar has completed construction of a 1.8MW solar array for the City of Wasco in California. The project, developed by Siemens, is part of California's RES-BCT program, which allows a Local Government with one or more eligible renewable generating facilities to export energy to the grid and receive generation credits to benefitting accounts of the same Local Government. The energy from the array will virtually offset some of the energy from various buildings operated by the City of Wasco.

The project is located on a previous landfill site and is a brownfield development. The 1.8 MW of DC power will be provided by (5346) Silfab 345 watt panels and utilize (27) ABB Trio 50 KW inverters. So as not to disturb the soil, the panels were mounted on a GameChange ballasted racking systems and surrounded by a ballasted protective fence.

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PCI begins construction on 1.8MW solar array for the city of Wasco, California

Wasco, CA, August 3rd, 2017 -- PCI Sollar is pleased to announce the commencement of construction on a 1.8MW solar array for the City of Wasco in California. The project, developed by Siemens, is part of California's RES-BCT program, which allows a Local Government with one or more eligible renewable generating facilities to export energy to the grid and receive generation credits to benefiting accounts of the same Local Government. The energy from the array will virtually offset some of the energy from various buildings operated by the City of Wasco. The project is located on a previous landfill site and is a brownfield development. The 1.8 MW of DC power will be provided by (5346) Silfab 345 watt panels and utilize (27) ABB Trio 50 KW inverters. So as not to disturb the soil, the panels will mounted on a GameChange ballasted racking systems and surrounded by a ballasted protective fence. Interested in solar? Call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653 to schedule a no obligation feasibility study, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com, ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

PCI Solar completes solar array for San Antonio River Authority

San Antonio, TX, July 17th 2017 -- PCI Solar is pleased to announce the completion of two solar arrays at the San Antonio River Authority's (SARA) waste water treatment near San Antonio Texas. SARA chose to host solar on their property as part of CPS's (San Antonio's municipal utility) Solarhost program. The award winning program gives an incentive to a property owner to host a solar array on their property. The utility is able to collect the benefit of having many distributed energy sources throughout the city contributing to their load during peak hours. The installation consisted of two separate ground mounted solar arrays located a few hundred yards apart from each other. The identical 132.4 KW DC arrays consisted of 414 Trina 320 watt panels and SolarEdge inverters. Interested in solar for you business? CPS Energy offers a commercial incentive for their customers, please call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653 to schedule a no obligation feasibility study, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com, ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

Caterpillar Dealer Goes Solar with CAT-branded Equipment

SAN ANTONIO, TX, July 6, 2017 -- HoltCAT Texas is leading the way in Caterpillar's effort to help their customers go solar. HoltCAT is installing its first solar project using CAT-branded thin-film solar panels and inverters at the company's San Antonio headquarters. PCI Solar, which has built over 1MW of solar projects for HoltCAT Texas and HoltCAT California dealerships, started construction on the 81kW rooftop project on a new building this week. Caterpillar, through its national network of dealers such as Holt CAT Texas, is helping its customers increase their sustainability, energy savings, and energy independence through offering such solutions as microgrids which include solar and energy storage. These systems are available in sizes ranging from 10kw to 100MW, depending on customer needs. The San Antonio project leverages a cash rebate from local utility CPS Energy and federal investment and depreciation tax credit to provide an outstanding ROI for HoltCAT. Since the project is also the first using CAT-branded solar modules and inverters, HoltCAT Texas is using the experience to learn how to help their customers save on their energy costs and boost their sustainability through CAT-branded solar. Curious about whether solar could make financial sense for you? Call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653 to schedule a no obligation feasibility study, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com. ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

PCI Solar completes solar array for Toyota in San Antonio

San Antonio, TX, 6/28/2017 -- PCI Solar is pleased to announce the successful completion of a solar array located at the Toyota manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas. Toyota chose to host solar on their property as part of CPS's (San Antonio's municipal utility) Solarhost program. The award winning program gives incentive to a property owner to host a solar array on their property. The utility is able to collect the benefit of having many distributed energy sources throughout the city contributing to their load during peak hours. The ground mounted 265KW array is located near and interconnected into the facility's visitor center and medical clinic. A total of 828 Trina 320 watt panels produce the DC electricity and is converted to AC power via 6 SolarEdge 33KW inverters. Interested in solar for you business? CPS Energy offers a commercial incentive for their customers, please call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653 to schedule a no obligation feasibility study, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com, ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

Austin Students Get Schooled on Solar PCI Solar Provides First Hand Insight on Industry Careers

AUSTIN, TX, June 9, 2017 -- PCI Solar, which is installing a 600 kilowatt portfolio of rooftop solar for Austin Independent School District (AISD), provided classroom instruction in early May to Austin High School engineering students interested in careers in solar. Austin High is one of the AISD schools receiving a solar energy system, and invited PCI to speak with interested students, some of whom have solar on their homes. PCI Solar staff provided an overview of how solar energy works, the economic case for solar, and the various types of careers in solar energy. "We were really impressed at the knowledge level of these students regarding energy in general and solar specifically," said Mark Hilpert with PCI. "They asked good questions and had a knowledge far beyond what I had at their age. If these sorts of kids join our industry, we will be fortunate." PCI staff and the students discussed a variety of issues including the differences between ground mount, rooftop and carport solar, and the different market opportunities between residential, commercial, and utility scale solar. An informal poll of the students indicated that at least 25 percent of them were actively considering a career in renewable energy. PCI is nearing completion on the AISD portfolio, which was won through a public competitive bid process. AISD valued PCI's experience building solar for other school districts, including Alamo Heights Independent School District in San Antonio, TX and Petaluma City Schools in California. ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

PCI Solar completes solar installation for Levy Company

San Antonio, TX, May 23rd 2017 -- PCI is pleased to announce the completion of a 68kW photovoltaic array for Levy Company in San Antonio, Texas. The array is located atop Levy Company's headquarters and is designed to offset a majority of the site's electrical consumption. The system is comprised of both flush mounted and tilt up portions, clamped onto the roof without any penetrations. The DC electricity is converted to AC via two 29kW Solectria inverters. The Levy Company was able to take advantage of the CPS (San Antonio's Utility) commercial solar incentive, which paid for a significant portion of the system cost. CPS's incentive has been recently updated and strengthened by a infusion of funds. The incentive level is up to $0.70/AC Watt for systems that use locally-manufactured components. Each individual meter is capped at $80,000 and can not exceed 50% of the system cost. Curious about the CPS rebate and whether solar can work for you? Call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653 to schedule a no obligation feasibility study, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com, ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

PCI Solar awarded Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority Solar RFP

AUSTIN, TX, April 25th 2017 – PCI Solar is has been awarded the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority (ECCTA) Solar RFP in Antioch, California. The project was designed by EDesignC Inc. and released for bid through a competitive RFP process. The solar array consists of a roof mounted ballasted system, three solar carports and a solar shade structure for the Transit Authority's bus fleet. The carports and bus shade structure are designed and manufactured by RBI. The 398kW DC system incorporates REC 320 watt modules and SolarEdge inverters. Construction is scheduled to begin Q3 of 2017. Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority (Tri Delta Transit) provides nearly 3 million trips each year to a population of nearly 290,000 residents in the 225 square miles of Eastern Contra Costa County. Tri Delta Transit operates 13 local bus routes Monday-Friday, 4 local bus routes on weekends and holidays, door-to-door bus service for senior citizens and people with disabilities, and shuttle services for community events. ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

Come See Us at EEI in Phoenix Key National Accounts workshop is one of nation's largest C&I meetings

AUSTIN, TX, March 21, 2017 – PCI Solar will be exhibiting in Booth 214 from April 9-12 at Edison Electric Institute's Spring National Key Accounts Workshop in Phoenix, one of the nation's largest conferences focused on corporate renewable energy. The conference brings together national, chain, and multi-site energy users with utilities and alternative energy providers to discuss evolving energy policies and learn about new technologies, products, and services designed to save commercial and industrial customers on their energy costs and boost their sustainability. The workshop will be held from at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. For more details, see: http://www.eei.org/about/affiliates/nationalkeyaccounts/Pages/workshop-home.aspx PCI Solar, a national solar developer and EPC serving commercial, industrial, and government customers, will be available to discuss our unique capabilities and growing portfolio of projects across the U.S. Those planning to attend the workshop are invited to contact PCI Solar before the show to arrange one on one meetings. Curious about Solar? Commercial customers continue to take advantage of the 30% Federal investment tax credit and MACRS bonus depreciation, along with other local incentives. To schedule a no-obligation feasibility study, call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com. ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

PCI completes solar project for the City of Georgetown, Texas

AUSTIN, TX, February 21, 2017 -- PCI solar is happy to announce the completion of a solar array atop the City of Georgetown's new Westside Service Center. PCI won the project through a competitive bid process released by the city in late 2016. This project is the first of many planned solar projects for Georgetown's publicly owned buildings, bringing the city closer to their goal of being powered by 100% renewable energy. The city has previously stated that the drive for renewable energy is motivated by a need to receive a competitive rate and reduce the risk of their consumers. The project consisted of 468 Hanwha QCell solar panels which were flush mounted to the standing seam roof using clips that did not penetrate the structure. The DC electricity produced by the panels on the roof is fed into Sungrow and Solectria inverters to convert the power to AC. Curious about whether solar can work for you? Call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653 to schedule a no obligation feasibility study, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com, ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

AmeriPride Goes Green In Texas With Rooftop Solar

This article has been republished from solarindustrymag.com, you can read the original article here.

Texas-based PCI Solar has completed installation and commissioning of a rooftop solar array for AmeriPride Services, a major uniform rental and linen supply company in North America, at its Odessa, Texas, processing plant. This is AmeriPride’s second solar energy project, following a rooftop installation at its Worcester, Mass., location.

The solar projects are part of AmeriPride’s broader environmental sustainability effort that includes alternative fuel vehicles, heat reclamation systems, equipment upgrades, and water conservation and treatment. The company was one the first commercial laundries to earn the industry’s “Clean Green” certification, signifying its production facilities meet the highest international standards for water efficiency, energy conservation and best practices for reusing, reclaiming and recycling resources.

“AmeriPride is committed to leading the industry in environmental sustainability by testing and incorporating new technologies, such as solar power, that help move the textile industry forward,” says Mike Lavoie, director of mechanical engineering for AmeriPride. “As one of the biggest players in the industry, we have the resources to pilot innovative new programs that benefit our company, our customers, and the community.”

The new 65 kW rooftop solar project, which consists of Hanwha Q Cells 335 W panels and Fronius inverters, will offset approximately 15% of AmeriPride’s energy use at its Odessa site. To overcome a somewhat complicated interconnection, PCI Solar says it worked closely with AmeriPride officials to ensure that the proposed design solution was compatible with AmeriPride’s ongoing business operations at the facility.

To help the project make economic sense, PCI Solar notes it leveraged Oncor’s cash rebate for solar energy projects. The rebate program, renewed for 2017, will provide $0.85/W toward the cost of the system, and when combined with federal tax credits, the project offered a compelling return on investment to AmeriPride.

Come See Us at EEI's National Key Accounts Workshop in Minneapolis

AUSTIN, TX, October 18, 2016 – PCI Solar will be exhibiting next week at Edison Electric Institute's Fall National Key Accounts Workshop in Minneapolis, one of the nation's largest conferences focused on corporate renewable energy. The conference brings together national, chain, and multi-site energy users with utilities and alternative energy providers to discuss evolving energy policies and learn about new technologies, products, and services designed to save commercial and industrial customers on their energy costs and boost their sustainability. The workshop will be held from Oct 23-26 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, located at 1300 Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis. For more details, see: (http://www.eei.org/about/affiliates/nationalkeyaccounts/Pages/workshop-home.aspx) PCI Solar, a national solar developer and EPC serving commercial, industrial, and government customers, will exhibit at booth 1100, with real life case studies of our growing portfolio of projects across the U.S. Those planning to attend the workshop are invited to contact PCI Solar before the show to arrange one on one meetings. Curious about Solar? Commercial customers continue to take advantage of the 30% Federal investment tax credit and MACRS bonus depreciation, along with other local incentives. To schedule a no-obligation feasibility study, call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com. ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

California Company Reaps Solar Savings From Innovative Approach Rate Switching in PGE Territory Available Until March 31, 2017

YUBA CITY, CA, October 31, 2016 -- Valley Truck & Tractor Co. (VTTCo), a California-wide John Deere dealer, is installing solar at its Yuba City, CA headquarters in anticipation of reaping substantial energy savings. By consulting with PCI Solar, a national solar EPC, VTTCo discovered an innovative solar-friendly program available through their utility, Pacific Gas & Electric (PGE). By switching from its current A-10 rate plan to PGE's A-6 rate tariff, VTTCo was able to adjust their electric rate plan to maximize the financial benefits of solar's daytime production. VTTCo and PCI Solar arrived at the solution after carefully examining VTTCo's energy bills and identifying the times of day when the company was paying most for its electricity. Through this analsis, PCI Solar discovered that VTTCo was paying the most for its energy during the same times of day when solar produces power. The two companies agreed that VTTCo would achieve the most energy savings by switching to the A-6 rate tariff, which has the benefit of eliminating onerous demand charges. The process was simple and transparent, giving VTTCo assurance that energy savings would be as projected. By leveraging this program and federal tax incentives, VTTCo was able to achieve both a quick payback on its investment and a compelling long-term ROI. VTTCo, founded in 1948, chose PCI Solar in part due to it being part of a large, national specialty building contractor, Performance Contracting, Inc (PCI). PCI's physical presence in California and PCI Solar's experience building projects for customers such as the City of Woodland, CA and other local governments across the state also was a key factor in VTTCo choosing PCI Solar as their provider. PGE's solar-friendly A-6 rate tariff expires on March 31, 2017. California customers interested in boosting their sustainabilty and achieving significant energy cost savings are invited to contact PCI Solar. Solar customers can finance their solar project through a no-money-down Power Purchase Agreement or lease, potentially providing positive cash flows as soon as Year 1, or purchase the project outright to obtain optimum ROI. Call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653 to schedule a no obligation feasibility study, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com. ABOUT VALLEY TRUCK & TRACTOR Valley Truck & Tractor is one of California's leading John Deere dealers, with stores around the state. VTTCo provides a range of services, from sales of new and pre-owned equipment to parts, maintenance and protection plans. Established in 1948, VTTCo has a long history of helping California farmers and other commercial customers arm themselves with the right tools for the job. Learn more at http://www.valleytruckandtractor.com/. ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

AmeriPride Chooses PCI Solar for Texas Project Company Goes Green in the Heart of the Oil Patch

AUSTIN, TX, September 29, 2016 -- Minnesota-based AmeriPride, a national uniform rental and linen supply company, has chosen PCI Solar to install a solar energy system at its Odessa, Texas plant. This is AmeriPride's second solar energy project, following a rooftop installation at its Worsester, Massachusetts site. The solar projects are part of AmeriPride's broader environmental commitment, recognized by being one the first commercial laundries worldwide to earn the industry’s ‘Clean Green’ certification, signifying that its production facilities meet the highest international standard for water efficiency, energy conservation and adopting best practices for reusing, reclaiming and recycling resources. The rooftop solar energy system, composed of Hanwha Q Cells 335 Watt panels and Fronius inverters, will offset approximately 15 percent of AmeriPride's energy use at its Odessa site. To overcome a somewhat complicated interconnection, PCI Solar worked closely with AmeriPride officials to ensure that the proposed design solution was compatible with AmeriPride's ongoing business operations at the facility. To help the project make economic sense, PCI Solar leveraged Oncor's cash rebate for solar energy projects. The rebate program, which will continue in 2017 at rates to be determined, will provide $0.85/Watt towards the cost of the system. When combined with federal tax credits, the project offered a compelling ROI to AmeriPride. Austin's PCI Solar has helped Texas companies leverage the Oncor rebate to obtain significant savings on their energy bills. Customers ranging from manufacturers like Athena Manufacturing in Austin to Holt Cat dealerships in Cleburne and Fort Worth have chosen PCI to be their solar provider. These companies chose PCI to help them go solar due to compelling project economics and PCI's local presence and experience building projects in Oncor territory. These companies have been able to pair the Oncor rebate with the 30% Federal investment tax credit and other tax benefits to reap significant return on their solar investment. Wondering if you're in Oncor territory? Please see Oncor's service map athttp://www.oncor.com/en/pages/oncor-service-area.aspx. Curious about the Oncor rebate and whether solar can work for you? Call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653to schedule a no obligation feasibility study, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com. ABOUT AMERIPRIDE AmeriPride, founded in 1889, is a family-owned linen and uniform services company headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The company provides linen, uniforms, floor mats, and restroom and cleaning products to nearly 150,000 customers every week at more than 115 production facilities and service centers throughout the United States and Canada. ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

PCI Solar completes three solar projects for Holt of California

AUSTIN, TX, October 11th, 2016 -- PCI solar is pleased to announce the completion of three solar electric systems for Holt of California and Amec Foster Wheeler. The systems, totaling 125kW and located at Holt's locations in Vacaville, Roseville, and Pleasant Grove, were designed to offset a large majority of each facilities' electrical usage. Amec Foster Wheeler developed the project and assisted in preliminary research and design. The system in Vacaville consists of 114 Renesola 310 watt modules mounted on a standing seam roof with no roof penetrations. The southern facing half of the system is flush mounted to the standing seam while the other half is tilted up on the northern side to face south. Solectria inverters convert the DC electricity to AC. The system at Roseville utilized the same number of modules as Pleasant Grove. It included a ballast mount tilt up system, but also incorporated a flush mounted section on the curved standing seam roof. Pleasant Grove utilized a ballasted tilt up solution that did not penetrate the roof. The system is composed of 144 Renesola 310 watt modules. These three projects are the first phase roll-out of solar for Holt of California. Holt and Amec Foster Wheeler plan to build two more phases of solar projects in order to offset the majority of Holt's electricity usage statewide. Curious about whether solar can help your business save money and boost your sustainability? Call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653 to schedule a no obligation feasibility study, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com. ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

PCI Solar is awarded contract for Austin Independent School District's solar RFP

AUSTIN, TX, June 10th, 2016 – PCI Solar has been awarded the contract to build solar arrays on four schools for the Austin Independent School District. The award was decided through a competitive RFP process and construction is slated to begin in the second half of 2016.

The RFP called for a total of 592.8kW at four separate schools around the city. The four schools and array size included in the RFP are:

Austin High School - 222.3kW

Lanier High School - 148.2kW

Metz Elementary School - 123.5kW

Uphaus Early Childhood Center - 98.8kW

The roof mounted arrays include SolarWorld 325 watt panels, SMA inverters and either EcoFoot or Unirack racking systems. Additionally, each array includes monitoring by SMA and weather stations to help track system performance and proactively identify any system issues..

AISD included an educational component to its solar RFP to facilitate a solar-centric learning environment for students and staff. To support this goal, PCI Solar will provide teacher and faculty a full day training class that instructs them how to leverage the monitoring and weather data systems from the array in their curriculum. Furthermore, PCI Solar will be providing internship/apprentice opportunities to AISD students in the construction technology and science programs.

Curious about Solar? Commercial customers continue to take advantage of the 30% Federal investment tax credit and MACRS bonus depreciation, along with other local incentives. To schedule a no-obligation feasibility study, call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com.

ABOUT PCI SOLAR

PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

HoltCAT Texas Adds More Solar from PCI

HoltCAT Texas Adds More Solar from PCI System is 6th at San Antonio Site SAN ANTONIO, TX (June 21st, 2016) -- HoltCAT Texas is expanding its solar capacity in Texas once more with a third rooftop system built by PCI Solar at HoltCAT's New Service Facility in San Antonio. The system, now under construction, brings total solar capacity on HoltCAT's San Antonio campus to 620 kilowatts (kW). With this new system, PCI Solar has now built over 920kW of solar for HoltCAT Texas' locations from Waco to Austin to Fort Worth. HoltCAT and PCI Solar collaborated on a multi-year installation of solar on two buildings at the San Antonio campus, leveraging CPS Energy's generous solar rebate. The rebate, available for each new system, pays up to 50 percent of up-front cost. Since the rebate is capped (currently at $80,000 per project), PCI Solar suggested that the most cost-effective way to offset the greatest amount of HoltCAT's energy use on two buildings at the site was to install one system per building per year. In all, there are now three systems each on two buildings on HoltCAT's San Antonio campus. HoltCAT and PCI worked closely together to identify the most viable roof areas and collaborated on a construction schedule which had the least amount of impact on HoltCAT's daily business operations. Since one of the buildings was in the design phase while installation of solar started on the first building, PCI Solar consulted with architects and builders to ensure that the roof of the new building would be solar-ready. CPS Energy's rebate, currently at $1/watt, has been so popular that funding at the earlier level of $1.20/watt has already been committed. After funds for the current $1/watt rebate level are exhausted, the rebate will step down to $0.80/watt. When added to federal tax credits, the total financial incentives at the current rebate level pay for up to 85 to 90 percent of the system's cost in year one. Curious about whether your utility has financial incentives for your business to go solar? Call PCI Solar now at 888.846.8653 to schedule a no obligation feasibility study, or learn more at: www.pcisolar.com. ABOUT PCI SOLAR PCI Solar is a division of Performance Contracting Group, a specialty building contractor with over $1 Billion in annual revenues. The PCI Solar team serves commercial, government, and channel partner customers across the United States on a broad range of project sizes and types, including ground mount, roof mount, solar carport and solar shade canopies.

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