{"id":116921,"date":"2017-03-23T15:52:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T14:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=116921"},"modified":"2020-11-18T11:09:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T10:09:30","slug":"california-dairy-farm-offsets-85-of-energy-consumption-with-sma-inverters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/california-dairy-farm-offsets-85-of-energy-consumption-with-sma-inverters\/","title":{"rendered":"California Dairy Farm Offsets 85% of Energy Consumption with SMA Inverters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunvalley Solar recently completed a 2.2 MW solar project on Wreden Ranch, a dairy farm located south of Fresno in Hanford, California. A total of 58 SMA Sunny Tripower inverters, together with 6,920 Canadian Solar panels, were\u00a0deployed on 12 acres of land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReliability is our top concern when choosing parts for agricultural projects. SMA has a reputation for great customer service and reliable products,\u201d said Mehmet Cercioglu, general manager of Sunvalley Solar.<\/p>\n<p>The system uses the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/products\/solarinverters\/sunny-tripower-12000tl-us-15000tl-us-20000tl-us-24000tl-us-30000tl-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunny Tripower 30000TL-US<\/a>, the ideal inverter for designing a system with power, efficiency and flexibility.<\/p>\n<p>This installation is an addition to a 1.1 MW project that was commissioned on Wreden Ranch in 2015. 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