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The U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Pacific Rim Region completed installation and start-up of the largest photovoltaic system in the GSA inventory at the Federal Building located at 300 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA. The system consists of 2054 PowerGuard TL modules with rated capacities of 308 kilowatt (kW) peak direct current (dc) (245 kW usable alternating current). This is a tilted, ballasted system that required only a small number of roof penetrations.
The total project cost was $2.4 million. Through the Pacific Rim's use of state and local incentive programs, GSA paid only 15%, or $369,000, of the total cost. Rebates were offered both by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the Southern California Gas Company. The simple payback of this project is 5.6 years.
In addition to generating clean energy from the ...