The PUD Community Solar project in development next to the Dana Roberts Substation was paused during the Covid-19 pandemic and has not been restarted. Customers can continue to express their interest in a community solar project via the sign up sheet below, but it is unclear if JPUD will resume this project or begin another in the future.
POWER YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS WITH PORT TOWNSEND SUNSHINE
Jefferson County PUD is in the early stages of planning its first ever community solar project. We want to know how many of our customers would be interested in taking part. Please click the link below to fill out our Community Solar Survey!
- Become a PUD Power Producer!
- Help Jefferson County get closer to 100% carbon free electricity
- Build More Solar Power in our community
- Increase our energy resiliency
- Save money on your power bill over time
Take the Community Solar Project Survey to help us estimate community interest in the project.
Project Description
- Location: PUD lot at corner of Kearney and Lawrence in Port Townsend
- When will the array start producing energy: estimated Summer 2020
- Total size of the array: ~100 kW DC, 90 kW AC inverter
- Annual Production: ~100,000 kWh, with a 0.5% degradation each following year.
- How much to participate: $100 per unit
- How many units available: est. ~4000
- How much will the project cost: ~ $400,000
- Number of panels: 326 each with a 320 W capacity