Silver City
Waste Water Treatment Plant

Project Details

Affordable Solar began construction on January 22, 2013 for the Large Scale Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project at the Silver City Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). Affordable Solar is the designer, builder, owner and operations and maintenance provider of the WWTP solar system. Through a “Power Purchase Agreement” (PPA), the Town is expected to save an estimated 3-4 million dollars over the next 20 years on electrical costs based on the energy that will be provided by the solar array. The municipality’s sole responsibility is to purchase the electricity from Affordable Solar with no price escalation for the 20 year contract period.

Ryan Centerwall, General Manager at Affordable Solar, states “We feel comfortable going into this PPA knowing these systems are quite reliable. Being in the solar industry, we feel it is important to show our commitment to the business by making long-term investments in solar assets. We are happy to be able to deliver a 20 year fixed price to the town that is well below their current utility rate. It’s a good deal for both Silver City and Affordable Solar”.

• Six acre site adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant
• Utilizing 3960 photovoltaic panels
• Offset approximately 80% of the treatment plant’s electrical costs.
• System is just over 1 Megawatt DC
• Enough to power about 175 average residential homes