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Solar Farms “THE NEW CASH CROP”

1st American Solar has designed and built Commercial Systems and Solar Farms throughout the United States, Mexico, Haiti, Puerto Rico and North Africa. With 3 decades our experienced team knows the complexities of structuring successful contracts. We have the in-house experience to give you peace of mind that your project will be built to the industry’s highest safety and performance standards for both our utility scale and commercial customers.

1st American Solar provides Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) services for our customers including:

* System Conceptualization

* Site Assessment

Soil composition, water access, and proximity to power lines and substations all play a part in the selection of a site. Zoning issues affect the location of solar farms. Landowners’ legal rights to contract for long terms can influence site selection between private and federally owned land.

* Financial structuring to include:

Structuring Solar PPA’s or ESPC’s for new construction to meet Investment Group requirements..
Rebates and tax credits can help defray the costs of solar farm installation. Feed-in tariffs and solar renewable energy certificates can help make the operation of a solar farm profitable.
Rebates and tax credits can help defray the costs of solar farm installation. Feed-in tariffs and solar renewable energy certificates can help make the operation of a solar farm profitable.

* Lowest cost system design

* Engineering

Electrical
Structural
Civiil

* Procurement

* Efficient and rapid installation

* System Commissioning

* Operation & Maintainance Programs (O&M)

Team Projects

Design of the 5 MW PV system for the American Indian Institute for Innovation Campus.
3 MW Smart-Grid Electrical Power Plant for Aeroport International- Haiti Toussaint l’Ouverture in Port au Prince, Haiti. System design utilized PV Solar as the 1st tier power with 2 stage battery back-up with 2 MW Caterpillar back-up generators system.
- We assembled a core team for Aeroport International- Haiti Toussaint l’Ouverture project (John Skibinski, Glenn Guy, Burt Guy, Steve L. Kanetzky, P.E., LEED AP) whose members have from 25 to 42 years of individual expertise and a combined total of 152 years of experience in the fields of Architectural Design, Electrical Engineering, Power Conversion, Control & Distribution Engineering, Power Plant, Water/Waste Water and General Commercial Construction. The Company Principals have 32 years of design & construction experience and combined 30 years’ experience in power and construction projects. The team has expertise in site development and over 2 decades in site management. Specializing in Multi-Tier Smart Grid Architecture, The group’s goal was help revolutionize smart grid technology by implementing and deploying smart grid strategies that improve operational efficiencies, produce greater reliability and optimize asset utilization. Following our products produced by members of this team.

Large Project in process

$109,044,600 - 100 MW Mexicali Project on 120 hectare area (approximately +300 acres) to include (X277,778) PV 360 watt PV modules with 3.125 MW integrated PV units. Energy sold to IID (Imperial irrigation district) and CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad) to provide power for Constellation Brands Mexico. Project has completed the PPA contracting and is in Phase-1 of construction.
$58,800,000 – 30 MW Senegal Combination PV Solar/Water Desalination Project located on 46-hectare areas (approximately 113.62 acres) to include (X83,334)PV 360 watt PV modules with 3.125 MW integrated PV units.

To see more of our project history click on the “THE FIRM” tab.