Exelon市的太陽能電廠位于前工業(yè)區(qū)，這個(gè)工業(yè)區(qū)已經(jīng)荒廢了30年了，該太陽能電廠包含32,292塊太陽能光伏板。它將取代三千一百二十萬的溫室氣體的排放量,相當(dāng)于以每年超過2500輛汽車上路所消耗的尾氣排放,根據(jù)電力公司宣布。

開始在2009年7月開始施工，在12月投入商業(yè)運(yùn)營。最后的完成工作在這月結(jié)束。中圣集團(tuán)負(fù)責(zé)設(shè)計(jì)、制造和安裝太陽能系統(tǒng)。Exelon擁有及經(jīng)營電廠將會(huì)在電力市場上銷售電能。

Exelon官員說，該項(xiàng)目促建減少，抵消和取代超過一千五百萬的公噸的溫室氣體到2020年。這比公司2001年碳排放量的數(shù)量還要少，并相當(dāng)于減少了3百萬輛車排除的尾氣。

The Exelon City Solar plant contains 32,292 solar photovoltaic panels distributed on a former industrial property that had been vacant for more than 30 years. It will displace 31.2 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions annually, equivalent to taking more than 2,500 cars off the road, according to the electric company.

Construction on the site began in July 2009, with commercial operation commencing in December. Final site work was completed this month. SunPower designed, manufactured and installed the system. Exelon Generation owns and operates the plant and will market the electricity it generates.

“I want to thank Exelon and SunPower for their vision and their commitment to Chicago,” says Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. “This project is a great example of the good things that happen when government and the private sector work together.”

Exelon officials say the project advances their efforts to reduce, offset or displace more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions a year by 2020. This is an amount greater than the company’s 2001 carbon footprint and equivalent to taking nearly 3 million cars off the road.