Satcon Power Inverters Go to Canada's Largest PV Power Plant

Satcon Technology Corp.'s PowerGate Plus 500 kW solar PV inverters are now fully operational at First Light, Canada's largest solar farm. Satcon supplied 18 inverters for the project.

Alexander E. Braun, Senior Editor -- PV Society, 10/22/2009

Satcon Technology Corp. (Fremont, Calif.) announced that its PowerGate Plus 500 kW solar PV inverters are now fully operational at First Light — Canada's largest solar farm, developed through a joint venture between SunEdison, North America's largest solar energy services provider, and SkyPower, Canada's leading independent renewable energy developer. Under the terms of the agreement, Satcon supplied 18 of its PowerGate Plus 500 kW inverters.

High-capacity, high-power solar array. (Source: SunEdison)

The 9.1 MW First Light installation is located on ~90 acres of land in Stone Mills, Ontario, and in its first year of operation is projected to generate more than 10 million kWh, enough electricity to power almost 1000 homes. The First Light Solar Park is the largest system deployed under Ontario's Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program (RESOP), and is considered a significant step in the growth of utility scale solar power generation in North America.