Renewable America completed a 1.9-MWdc solar project for Pearl Crop Inc. across facilities in Ripon, Linden, and Stockton, California. The company, which provides distributed energy resources, small utility-scale solar and storage projects, and community microgrids, developed and engineered the four-project portfolio for the food processing company’s operations.

The agreement includes four solar projects spanning three California locations. The Stockton facility, the largest site in the portfolio, is expected to meet 86% of its energy requirements through solar generation and deliver an estimated $230,000 in annual utility savings.

Renewable America served as both developer and engineering, procurement, and construction provider for the projects. The company completed the work before the rollout of Net Energy Metering 3.0, California’s solar compensation policy for utility customers, allowing Pearl Crop to secure Net Energy Metering 2.0 savings.

During project development, the company conducted roof inspections and evaluations to verify that the buildings could support the added weight of the solar arrays. The team also designed the installations to avoid shading from nearby structures and implemented measures to prevent roof leaks that could affect the almonds and walnuts processed at the facilities.

What people are saying

In a recent quote, Ardeshir Arian, president and CEO of Renewable America, said, “We’ve had a collaborative and beneficial partnership with Pearl Crop from agreement to completion, and it’s fulfilling to see three of the project sites running on solar power. These projects foster energy autonomy in the local communities and contribute to our statewide carbon neutrality targets.”

In a recent quote, Ulash Turkan, CEO of Pear Crop, said, “Our Pearl Crop operations have high energy demands, and we’re on track for significant cost reductions from the transition to solar power. We appreciate Renewable America’s expertise, cost-effective solutions, and partnership as we celebrate this major sustainability milestone and work toward a greener future.”

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