{"id":116634,"date":"2014-10-09T09:57:44","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T07:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=116634"},"modified":"2020-12-23T10:18:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T09:18:50","slug":"bay-area-organic-farm-grows-its-own-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/bay-area-organic-farm-grows-its-own-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area organic farm grows its own power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fertile lands south of the famed Silicon Valley are home to thousands of acres of farmland. One such farm, famed for its organic practices, uses the sun for much more than growing crops; it\u2019s the energy source for the farm\u2019s electrical needs.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6813\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Drone-photo.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6813\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6813 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Drone-photo.png\" alt=\"The five-array system, as seen from above, bordering the farm\u2019s crops.\" width=\"262\" height=\"173\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 262px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 262\/173;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The five-array system, as seen from above, bordering the farm\u2019s crops.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Five ground-mount <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schletter.de\/EN\/solar-mount-system.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shletter<\/a> arrays holding 212 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.solarworld-usa.com\/about-solarworld\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SolarWorld<\/a> 270-watt monocrystalline modules produce 43 kW of power and an estimated 85,000 kWh of energy annually for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinnacleorganic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinnacle Organic Farm<\/a>. Turning all that sun-grown power into usable AC are one <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/en_US\/products\/grid-tied-inverters\/sunny-tripower\/sunny-tripower-12000tl-us-15000tl-us-20000tl-us-24000tl-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunny Tripower<\/a> 12000TL-US and two Sunny Tripower 15000TL-US inverters. The system was designed and installed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluelinepower.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blueline Power<\/a> of Northern California.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Room to grow<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>With more than 250 acres of land, Pinnacle Organic Farm has space for solar and up to 60 different crops of fresh produce at one time. All crops are certified organic by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccof.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Certified Organic Farmers<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifoam.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements <\/a>and range in both cool season crops like lettuce and cabbage and hot season crops such as sweet corn, bell peppers and garlic.<\/p>\n<p>Agriculture has blossomed as a hot-spot for solar in recent years because landowners appreciate the fixed costs and long-term savings of energy produced by renewable sources. In addition to these benefits, the Pinnacle farm will also save more than 22 tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere each year. To further reduce its carbon emissions, the majority of the farm\u2019s fuel-powered machinery now runs exclusively on bio-diesel.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the Pinnacle farm\u2019s first investment in solar power; its success with a 53 kW barn-mounted system helped motivate the owners to further their reliance on renewable energy with more solar. 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