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GE Energy's solar electric power systems were recently installed by Premier Power at Shafer Vineyards in Napa, CA., making it the first winery in the wine country of Napa and Sonoma counties to move to 100% solar power, according to a release issued January 27th.

GE Energy's solar electric power systems will supply Shafer Vineyards with 100% of its power needs, including providing power to the winery's offices and processing facilities, as well as its large, state-of-the-art barrel refrigeration rooms. The winery expects the project to pay for itself in energy cost savings in seven to eight years. The winery will begin its first solar powered wine production when the bottling line starts up this month.

Premier Power designed the 129-kilowatt (kW) solar electric system, which features 784 of GE Energy's GEPV165 solar power modules. Each solar power module generates a ...

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