The town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, will soon boast a 1.8 MW solar tracking installation after months of zoning, permitting, financing and vetting by local developer and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Affordable Solar. Array Technologies, Inc. (ATI), also headquartered locally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has begun shipping DuraTrack HZ solar tracker materials to the T or C Solar Plant.
This will be the Albuquerque duo’s first utility-scale project partnership in the State of New Mexico. Once completed, more than 6,100 solar panels will feed clean electricity directly into the grid.
“Affordable Solar is based just over a mile away from our headquarters,” explained ATI Founder & CEO, Ron Corio. “This proximity has helped our relationship grow and flourish, and will continue to be an asset as we work together to build more solar capacity in our home state.”
“We’re very fortunate to have the industry’s leading supplier of high-quality solar tracking solutions right here in Albuquerque,” added Kevin Bassalleck, Director of Business Development for Affordable Solar. “We highly value our relationship with Array Technologies, and are working on a number of exciting opportunities that will utilize their technology. Affordable Solar will deploy over 25MW of ATI’s trackers in New Mexico over the coming year.”
The solar industry has grown tremendously in recent years. Currently there are about 15.9 gigawatts of solar energy installed in the US. This capacity is enough to power about 3.2 million average American homes according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. New Mexico itself ranks at number nine on the list of states with the highest installed solar capacity, with approximately 350 MW to date.
Affordable Solar is New Mexico’s largest developer and installer of solar systems, and is experiencing incredible growth both in the state and emerging markets. With 1,000 systems installed in New Mexico and 20,000 photovoltaic systems supplied throughout 96 countries, it’s no surprise that Affordable Solar was a 2014 “New Mexico’s Flying 40” Fastest Growing Companies honoree. The company’s commitment to integrity, persistence and humor also led to a 2014 Albuquerque Business First “Best Places to Work in New Mexico” award.
Array Technologies has also grown rapidly in past years. The solar tracking manufacturer has shipped nearly 2.4 gigawatts of tracking technology to projects around the world, along with more than 20,000 residential trackers, since its inception in 1989.
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