SPX Announces Installation of ArgusON™ Solar Power Management Solution™ in TVA Service Region
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – February 15, 2011 – SPX announced the installation of its ArgusON Solar Power Management™ (SPM) solution on a 1.0MW solar photovoltaic (PV) site in Jackson, Tenn. This site is the largest solar PV installation in the seven-state Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) service region.
The ArgusON Solar Power Management™ solution combines automated solar power monitoring, remote alarm troubleshooting and site management services. ArgusON’s National Operations Center will provide 24/7/365 active monitoring and management for the site to help achieve energy production performance guarantees.
The solar PV system was designed and built by Efficient Energy of Tennessee and is owned by Natural Energy Group. The site is expected to produce almost 1.2GWhr of energy, enough equivalent energy to power 120 average-sized American homes and eliminate the CO2 / greenhouse gases that would be emitted by the consumption of 2,000 barrels of oil.
“We couldn’t be more pleased with the ArgusON monitoring systems utilized in our installations,” says Robbie Thomas, President of Efficient Energy of Tennessee. “SPX provides a cost effective, flexible, reliable product that is essential in utility scale projects such as these.”
About ArgusON
ArgusON is an SPX brand that began 11 years ago as a remote asset monitoring service provider to the aviation obstruction lighting industry. The company currently provides 24/7/365 manned monitoring and site management services for more than 29,000 locations in North America, for a multitude of industries including solar PV installations. ArgusON’s main offices are located at FLASH Technology, a Division of SPX, in Franklin, Tenn.
About Efficient Energy of TN
Efficient Energy of Tennessee (EETN), located in Powell, Tenn. was created to provide affordable, quality, sustainable solutions to rising energy demands in Tennessee and the
surrounding areas. EETN currently specializes in energy grant writing, solar PV design and installation as well as power factor correction technology for both residential and commercial customers.
About Natural Energy Group
Natural Energy Group was founded and funded by a group of Knoxville, Tenn. investors led by Mike Malicote with a mission of helping organizations such as cities, airports and government organizations get into large-scale solar power. The initial project will help show the potential of the technology.
Contact
Robert M. Smith For ArgusON, an SPX Brand
(615) 503-2103
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