Highbourne Cay Solar
In the Bahama Islands, we have an average of 7.5hrs of full sun, to the benefit of an alternate energy source.
On a private Island:
Between the dates; Oct 2020-Feb 2021, (During COVID) We cleared & graded -4 acres of land, for the installation of a ground mounted PV Array, with 3,336 panels, yeilding 835kw of electricity to the grid.
This solar installation, was the largest system ever installed in the Bahamas.
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Previously, the grid was 100% supplied by a automated, diesel powered generator plant.
The addition of 2mwh of batteries, completed a 3-way Hybrid system.
This Phase One, design yeilded:-
• 8hrs from the PV Array.
• 8hrs from the lithium batteries.
• 8hrs from the Diesel generators.
The fuel savings were immediately curved by 66%, representing a cash
savings of $50,000.00 per month. In its current state.
Phase Two: by adding an additional 2mwh of battery storage would, eliminate the diesel power plant completely.
Nonetheless, phase one was a straight line pay back of 4.5yrs on the this investment.
The lifeline on the equipment is 25yrs on the PV array & 12yrs on the batteries.