Project Description:
Funded by forgivable and low cost loans from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the US EPA, the City of Marianna solar project includes two photovoltaic solar power plants – a 1.9 MW DC facility at the 12-acre wastewater treatment plant site, and a 400 KW DC facility on an 8-acre site at the wastewater sprayfield. The project involved the installation of distribution power lines, five transformers, 35 inverters, and nearly 7,000 solar panels. The cost of power at the treatment plant accounts for 23 percent of the wastewater utility’s operation and maintenance budget. The two sites are expected to produce 2,300 KW, enough to fully power both facilities.
