Sun Light & Power: Powering Sustainable Communities with American-Made Solar Products

October 28, 2024\Richmond, CA

Sun Light & Power (SLP) has helped energize the RYSE Youth Center with a powerful new 151.4 kW solar installation featuring Silfab Commercial solar panels in sunny Richmond, California. This project aligns with the center’s mission to foster a strong, healthy, and united community for future generations in West Contra Costa County. The system not only supports the center’s operational goals but also serves as an educational tool for local youth, showcasing the benefits of sustainable energy.

The RYSE Center consists of two buildings: the Commons and the Center building. The commercial solar system spans both, with the RYSE Commons building housing a 98 kW PV system that includes 200 Silfab Solar Commercial modules and a pair of SolarEdge Technologies SE43.2K inverters, connected to a 55 kWh battery from ELM Companies and IronRidge flush mount racking. The RYSE Center building features a 53.4 kW PV system with 109 Silfab Solar Commercial modules, an additional SolarEdge SE43.2K inverter, and PanelClaw ballasted racking. All products were supplied by partner Greentech Renewables Hayward.

Sun Light & Power is proud of our partnership with the RYSE Youth Center, an organization that provides a safe space for our most vulnerable young people and offers critical services, including a youth cooling center. The Silfab Solar modules are essential to the vital services that make RYSE a resilience hub for a neighborhood in need. Together, Silfab and Sun Light & Power have made it possible to keep the power on and the doors open, mitigating the impact of heat and power outage events in the community.

– Raye Martin, Project Manager
RYSE Commons Building:
   – System Size: 98 kW
   – Modules: 200 Silfab Commercial flush-mounted modules
   – Inverters: Two SolarEdge Technologies SE43.2K inverters
   – Racking: Ironridge Flush Mount
RYSE Center Building: 
   – System Size: 53.4 kW
   – Modules: 109 Silfab Solar ballasted modules
   – Inverter: One SolarEdge SE43.2K inverter
   – Racking: Panelclaw Ballasted

Sun Light & Power contributed to the RYSE Youth Center by designing and building a cutting-edge solar energy system that exemplifies sustainability and community resilience. The system is expected to produce approximately 212 megawatt-hours (MWh) of clean electricity annually. This project not only supports the immediate needs of the center but also inspires the youth of Richmond to embrace sustainable practices, ultimately benefiting the wider West Contra Costa County community.

According to the EPA’s (Environmental Protection Agency) calculator, the Silfab Solar panels on the RYSE campus will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-generated electricity by the equivalent of 165 short tons of CO2 annually (tCO2e/a). This reduction is comparable to the emissions from 32.4 average cars traveling about 371,871 miles in total. These cars would consume 16,863 gallons of gasoline, enough to fill two tanker trucks.

ABOUT SUN LIGHT & POWER

For over 45 years, Sun Light & Power has been committed to delivering exceptional experiences to customers. From the early days of solar thermal to the rise of photovoltaic (PV) technology and now lithium battery backups, the company has consistently designed and built tier-one quality solar projects in the greater San Francisco Bay Area counties for a diverse range of clients, including commercial businesses, non-profits, municipalities, and residential customers. Sun Light & Power is a charter California Benefit Corporation (B Corp) and a certified Green Business. SLP has been 100% employee-owned since 2018.

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At Sun Light & Power, we choose Silfab Solar because of their unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, and sustainability. Silfab’s high-performance panels not only meet our rigorous standards but also align with our mission to deliver reliable, clean energy solutions to our customers. Partnering with Silfab allows us to confidently offer top-tier solar products that maximize efficiency and value for our clients.

– Christopher Mink, Sales & Marketing Manager

ABOUT SILFAB COMMERCIAL

Silfab Commercial panels are designed and engineered to meet the needs of commercial projects where maximum power density is required. Ongoing research into commercially viable innovations ensures that our panels are manufactured using leading-edge technology that results in lower energy costs and increased financial viability. When American stakeholders want the best, they turn to Silfab Solar.

ABOUT IRONRIDGE

IronRidge®, an Enstall® company, designs and manufactures structural hardware for residential and commercial solar systems. Each system includes clamps, rails, and an array of attachments that enable installers to mount arrays securely on composition shingle, tile, slate, and shaker shingle roofs.

ABOUT PANELCLAW

PanelClaw is a flat roof solar racking provider with more than 1.75 gigawatts (GW) of solar projects deployed worldwide, spread over 10,000 individual projects. PanelClaw’s ballasted racking system is a weighted mounting structure that uses gravity to keep solar panels stable on flat roofs. PanelClaw’s ballasted systems can be used alone, or combined with mechanical attachments, to create a hybrid system.

ABOUT SOLAREDGE

SolarEdge’s DC-Optimized technology maximizes energy production and drives innovation in energy storage and EV charging solutions for both residential and commercial applications.