Fresno Yosemite International features a 2.4 megawatt solar system

Fresno Yosemite International features a 2.4 megawatt solar system, completed in March 2008. The airport purchases solar-generated electricity from the system, which is owned, operated, and maintained by Solar Power Partners and its investors. The system is installed on a 20-acre site and was constructed with APS single axis trackers that enable the modules to follow the movement of the sun. The solar system was financed through a solar power purchase agreement, which required no capital outlay from the airport. At the time of commissioning, the system was the largest airport solar system in the nation. International Airport staff, travelers, and the local community can now get a real-time, bird’s eye view of their solar system with the help of their new MYPVDATA kiosk. Any one can see the out out data updated every 1 minutes can also be accessed online at http://webkiosk.mypvdata.net/c/fresno_airport/index.php. Anyone can access information through the kiosk, which provides photographs and specifications of the system, as well as real-time (within 15 minute intervals) daily, weekly, monthly, and lifetime energy production, CO2 emissions reductions, and the equivalent savings in terms of trees planted or miles driven by American cars. In the last 30 days, the MYPVDATA® kiosk reports that the Fresno Yosemite Airport solar panels have generated 524,948 kWh of solar energy, which is the equivalent of planting 2072 trees or driving 303,837 fewer miles.