ROSEVILLE, Calif., May 20 (UPI) -- California photovoltaic company Solar Power Inc. announced Thursday it won a contract to build a 397-kilowatt solar facility in central California.
The company said it won the contract to build the solar system for a recycling and transfer station owned by BLT Enterprises in Fremont, Calif.
Solar Power Inc. is contracted to design the solar system using a variety of mounting arrays for 1,776 solar modules at the recycling station.
The company said the solar system will save operators at the BLT Enterprise recycling station more than $4.24 million over the next 25 years.
"Our system will provide an excellent environmental complement to BLT Enterprises' strength as a green business," said Stephen Kircher, chairman and chief executive officer of Solar Power Inc.
The solar power plant during its first year of operation will remove more than 440 tons of carbon emissions, which is equal to preserving around 3 acres of forested land.
