Sacramento Solar Highways
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Sacramento Municipal Utilities - LOCATION \\
Sacramento, CA - SIZE \\
1.75 miles
Bionic was commissioned by Republic Solar Highways LLC to design the site of a 1.5 Megawatt Solar Array for the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District. The project utilizes the steep cut bank of the CalTrans right of way for a fixed panel array that would create a source of renewable power close to its customer base. A signage program provides awareness and serves as a marketing tool. The installation also utilizes 24 concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) units with dual axis sun tracking technology at one of the freeway interchanges. Bionic correlated the space and technical requirements of the solar units with the habitat and nesting requirements of the California Quail. The resulting site plan creates optimized conditions for resident quail habitat and secure high performance local power generation.