Largest solar project in the Virgin Islands

1. A sea of panels The Cyril E. King Airport Installation is the largest in the Virgin Islands.

2. Lotta power The 450 Kw system will generate enough power to take 15 percent off the airport’s utility bill, saving about $35,000 a month

3. Pretty long The system is 1,600 feet long and 21 feet wide. Each array is 10 feet and six inches wide.

4. Preparing the ground

5. Erosion control methods were implemented

6. Ready to go into the ground

7. Help was needed in the rocky spots

8. Supports were driven deeply into the ground System is rated to withstand 150 mile per hour wind

9. First night To interfere as little as possible with air traffic some work was done at night.

10. Framing The framing was together but had to be spread out

11. Flex racks

12. Unfolding the frames

13. The frames before the panels were placed on top

14. Underneath the frames, combiner box

15. Constructing transformers and inverter pad

16. Not a small job Some heavy equipment was called in

17. Titled toward the sun

18. Transformer installed

19. Installing fuses in combiner boxes

20. Closing up after the fuses are in

21. Commissioning inverters

22. Completing the wiring for the transformer

23. Long as a runway itself Those are solar street lights on the left. Solar is definitely making an impact in the Virgin Islands