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One of the Southeast’s Largest Solar Facilities

Recently completed, the West Tennessee Solar Farm is the largest photovoltaic array in the state, boasting over five megawatts of power – that’s over five hundred Tennessee homes worth of power.

However, getting there wasn’t a walk in the park.

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Solar Farm – How to Avoid Alligators

Sometimes the most challenging aspect of utility-scale solar or commercial solar installations is not getting the equipment running and connected to the grid. It’s where to put the equipment or how to fit it into a specific plot of land that is irregularly shaped while avoiding the alligators.

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This was the case with the recently launched 5.9MW Stanton Solar Farm we designed and engineered for OUC in Orange County, Florida. (more…)

Long Island Solar Farm Goes Live!

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Blue Oak Energy was fortunate to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony on November 18, 2011 for a project we began designing in May 2009. There was an abundance of enthusiasm, community support and sunshine at this event to celebrate full operation of this awesome solar electric system.

This project is known as the Long Island Solar Farm which is a 37MWp (32MWac) solar farm covering six distinct parcels of land within the confines of the Brookhaven National Laboratory property. Brookhaven National Laboratory’s role is to produce excellent science and advanced technology with the cooperation, support, and appropriate involvement of our scientific and local communities. As such, this solar electric system is an indicative example of their leadership in science and technology. Brookhaven is one of ten total national laboratories in the United States and is located in the center of Long Island in Upton, New York. (more…)