Sylvan Star Cheeseย Factory
Canadian cheese maker Sylvan Starโs gouda has a secret ingredient: the sun.
The Red Deer, Albertaโs plant is powered by a massive solar array featuring APsystems YC1000 true 3-phase microinverters. The owners worked with local installer CarbonBite Innovations and National Solar Distributors of Edmonton toward achieving a 100-percent solar, net-zero installation. The 460-module, 122kW array was commissioned in 2016 and now powers the processing of popular and award-winning cheeses for the dairy operation.
See a video feature on the project here.
Location:ย ย Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Installation Date:ย 2016ย
Installerย : CarbonBite Innovations, Alberta
Number of modules:ย 460
Module brand/wattage:ย Canadian Solar 265W CX6P-265P
System capacity (kw):ย 122kWDC or 115kW AC
Microinverter:ย APsystems YC1000-208V
No. of Microinverters:ย 115