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are not trackers, so they don't follow the sun. So it is a fairly old technology adopted in the 70's, <br /> with silicone as the base material, which is some glass and basically dirt, so there's not a whole <br /> lot there that could go wrong. The upkeep for one of these farms is small in comparison to other <br /> utility projects. <br /> Pete Hollenbeck: Do I understand this correctly that you're saying it is roughly a 6.3 <br /> megawatts setup. <br /> Lance Williams: Yes, 6.38 megawatts is DC. Most people speak in terms of AC. This is 5 <br /> megawatts AC. <br /> Pete Hollenbeck: And there are 960 individual solar panels. That would mean about 6.8 <br /> kilowatts per panel? Is that clusters of panels? <br /> Lance Williams: An array is made up of individual panels. While there may be 960 arrays <br /> there are somewhere between 26,000 and 27,000 panels. The panels are typically between <br /> 235-240 watts. <br /> Pete Hollenbeck: So the 960 individual solar array panels means 960 clusters of groups of <br /> individual panels? <br /> Lance Williams: Yes. And the individual panel is about the size of a piece of plywood. <br /> Pete Hollenbeck: And you mentioned that there would be grass underneath. How is that <br /> maintained? <br /> Lance Williams: That is sort of a work in progress. The story that we like to say and it's not <br /> true in all seasons, is that normally there are sheep on farms, so during growing season there <br /> are sheep grazing there. We do allow the shepherd to use the property to help keep the grass <br /> down. We would work with the various grass types to figure out what the best low-growth grass <br /> is for the area. <br /> Pete Hollenbeck: The key concept here is that one way or another it is getting cut and the plan <br /> is not to let it grow wild. <br /> Lance Williams: That's the plan and the less we need out there, the less chance of somebody <br /> damaging it. <br /> Pete Hollenbeck: One last question. You said it's a single-phase power connection to Duke <br /> Power? I have some issues with this and I think it would be very acceptable to come back to <br /> the Planning Board after talking to Duke with greater detail. For 190 amps going into a single- <br /> phase feed, I was surprised you could take that much in an imbalanced feed. <br /> Lance Williams: We met with Duke on site today. We normally look for areas that have three- <br /> phase lines. There's a three-phase line at the street and the substation is within a couple <br /> hundred feet of the end of the property. So both three-phase lines are close to a substation to <br /> help with those issues. I can't really answer whether the line coming off the array is single or <br /> three-phased. Duke actually wants a 90-degree angle off the wire coming into the site, I think <br /> they said about 120 feet. <br />