Our Power Plants

Sun Power Electric's Power Plants

Our solar power plants, located on the roofs of BJ's Wholesale Clubs and IKEA stores, produce this clean electricity without any emissions.

And we're probably the only power company on the planet that shows you how our plants are operating on a daily basis (see below)!

Solar Power Stations

Station #1. BJ's Wholesale Club, North Dartmouth, MA

Our first solar electric station is a 16.6 kW (dc) photovoltaic system consisting of 52 solar panels manufactured by ASE Americas, Inc. of Billerica, MA and 16 panels manufactured by Evergreen Solar of Waltham, MA. The system began operating in December 1998, and generates approximately 17,230 kWh of electricity per year. Over its lifetime, this installation will prevent approximately:

754 lbs. of nitrogen oxide which produces smog
2,300 lbs. of sulfur dioxide which creates acid rain
481,833 lbs. of carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming

Latest energy generating and insolation (sunshine) data from this system:

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Station #2. BJ's Wholesale Club, Conshohocken, PA

Station #2 is a 60.2 kW (dc) system that has been operational since April, 1999. It consists of 1400 solar panels manufactured by Solarex, Inc. of Frederick, Maryland. The system generates approximately 65,526 kWh of electricity per year. Over its lifetime, this installation will prevent approximately:

4,603 lbs. of nitrogen oxide which produces smog
14,760 lbs. of sulfur dioxide which creates acid rain
1,964,224 lbs. of carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming

Latest energy generating and insolation (sunshine) data from this system:

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Station #3. BJ's Wholesale Club, Middletown, RI

Station #3 is a 50.2 kW(dc) system that was installed in July 1999. The system consists of 176 solar panels manufactured by ASE Americas of Billerica, Massachusetts. The system generates approximately 52,468 kWh of electricity per year. Over its lifetime, this installation will prevent approximately:

2,295 lbs. of nitrogen oxide which produces smog
7,004 lbs. of sulfur dioxide which creates acid rain
1,467,255 lbs. of carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming

Latest energy generating and insolation (sunshine) data from this system:

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Station #4. IKEA, Pittsburgh, PA

Station #4 is a 34.5 kW(dc) system. The system generates approximately 36,545 kWh of electricity per year. Over its lifetime, this installation will prevent approximately:

2,567 lbs. of nitrogen oxide which produces smog
8,232 lbs. of sulfur dioxide which creates acid rain
1,095,482 lbs. of carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming

Latest energy generating and insolation (sunshine) data from this system:

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Station #5. BJ's Wholesale Club, Deptford, NJ

Station #5 is a 65.5 kW(dc) system. The system generates approximately 73,750 kWh of electricity per year. Over its lifetime, this installation will prevent approximately:

5,181 lbs. of nitrogen oxide which produces smog
16,612 lbs. of sulfur dioxide which creates acid rain
2,210,748 lbs. of carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming Latest energy generating and insolation (sunshine) data from this system:

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Stations #6a, 6b, 6c, and 6d. BJ's Wholesale Clubs, Long Island, NY

We completed installation of four new 10 kW systems on the rooftops of BJ's Wholesale Clubs' Riverhead, Islandia, Westbury and Farmingdale stores in the Fall of 2002. Together, these systems will prevent approximately:

1,683 lbs. of nitrogen oxide which produces smog
4,989 lbs. of sulfur dioxide which creates acid rain
1,088,325 lbs. of carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming

To view energy production data from these sites and others we have installed, please visit our website at www.soltrex.com.

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Emission calculations are based on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Emission and Generation Resource Integrated Database (EGRID).