REC Group to Power Largest Commercial Solar Rooftop Project in Midwest U.S.

REC Group announced that its photovoltaic (PV) panels power the largest commercial rooftop solar system in the midwestern U.S. The recently commissioned 3.18-megawatt (MW) Rockville Solar II project in Indianapolis features 12,264 260-watt REC Peak Energy Series PV panels. The system is capable of generating 4.292 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, which is enough to power nearly 400 average U.S. households for a year and offset the equivalent of 2,722 metric tons of carbon dioxide.

The project was developed, designed, and constructed by Melink Corp. on a 600,000 square-foot roof atop a warehouse owned by Equity Industrial Partners LLC.

“In its biggest rooftop PV installation yet, Melink chose REC duty-free panels for their high quality and bankability to ensure the profitability of the project,” said Arndt E. Lutz, senior vice president of REC Group and managing director of its North American business. “Commercial solar in the U.S. is growing at a double-digit pace this year, according to GTM Research. We believe the sector has tremendous upside potential and will continue to be a strong component of our business.”

REC Group will be exhibiting its REC Peak Energy Series panels in Booth 357 at the Solar Power International show in Las Vegas, Oct. 21-23, 2014.