The Canadian subsidiary of SMA Solar Technology AG, SMA Canada, delivers 125 Sunny Central 800CP-US inverters to what is, with 140 MW, the country's largest PV power plant. In addition, system operator Kingston Solar LP has placed SMA service in charge of operational management of the PV power plant for the next ten years.
The PV power plant project in Kingston, Ontario, will be connected to the utility grid next year and supply around 16,400 households with around 173,000 megawatt hours of solar power. Last year, SMA had already been awarded the contract to provide central inverters and operation and maintenance (O&M) services for a 130 MW PV power plant in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
"We are very happy that SMA is equipping the two largest PV power plants in the country with inverters and is also taking charge of operational management," said Henry Dziuba, president of SMA Canada. "SMA is known as global market leader for inverters," continued Dziuba. "Multi-megawatt PV projects like those in Canada show that SMA is taking on a leading position in North America in the service business and also as a one-stop solution provider for PV power plants."
SMA's comprehensive O&M service not only covers the central inverters but also the medium-voltage components, modules, racks and all cabling as well as the vegetation und enclosure of the system. The services include among others: repair, device replacement, visual inspections and maintenance. PV system operators benefit from smooth system operation, ultra-high performance and planning reliability at all times.
"We were highly focused on selecting an O&M provider who we felt had the experience and capacity to maximize uptime and minimize any potential maintenance issues for a project of Kingston Solar's scale," said Matt O'Brien, president of Kingston Solar LP, the project's owner. "We believe SMA has both the technical and management expertise to deliver this investment-grade O&M service."
Disclaimer:
This press release serves only as information and does not constitute an offer or invitation to subscribe for, acquire, hold or sell any securities of SMA Solar Technology AG (the "Company") or any present or future subsidiary of the Company (together with the Company, the "SMA Group") nor should it form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract to purchase or subscribe for any securities in the Company or any member of the SMA Group or commitment whatsoever. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States of America absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
This press release may contain future-oriented statements. Future-oriented statements are statements which do not describe facts of the past. They also include statements about our assumptions and expectations. These statements are based on plans, estimations and forecasts which the Executive Board of SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA or company) has available at this time. Future-oriented statements are therefore only valid the day on which they are made. Future-oriented statements by nature contain risks and elements of uncertainty. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors can lead to considerable differences between the actual results, financial position, development or Company performance and the estimates given here. These factors include those that SMA has discussed in published reports. These reports are available on the SMA website at www.SMA.de. The company accepts no obligation whatsoever to update these future-oriented statements or to adjust them in accordance with the actual outcomes or developments of previously made future-oriented statements.
The PV power plant project in Kingston, Ontario, will be connected to the utility grid next year and supply around 16,400 households with around 173,000 megawatt hours of solar power. Last year, SMA had already been awarded the contract to provide central inverters and operation and maintenance (O&M) services for a 130 MW PV power plant in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
"We are very happy that SMA is equipping the two largest PV power plants in the country with inverters and is also taking charge of operational management," said Henry Dziuba, president of SMA Canada. "SMA is known as global market leader for inverters," continued Dziuba. "Multi-megawatt PV projects like those in Canada show that SMA is taking on a leading position in North America in the service business and also as a one-stop solution provider for PV power plants."
SMA's comprehensive O&M service not only covers the central inverters but also the medium-voltage components, modules, racks and all cabling as well as the vegetation und enclosure of the system. The services include among others: repair, device replacement, visual inspections and maintenance. PV system operators benefit from smooth system operation, ultra-high performance and planning reliability at all times.
"We were highly focused on selecting an O&M provider who we felt had the experience and capacity to maximize uptime and minimize any potential maintenance issues for a project of Kingston Solar's scale," said Matt O'Brien, president of Kingston Solar LP, the project's owner. "We believe SMA has both the technical and management expertise to deliver this investment-grade O&M service."
Disclaimer:
This press release serves only as information and does not constitute an offer or invitation to subscribe for, acquire, hold or sell any securities of SMA Solar Technology AG (the "Company") or any present or future subsidiary of the Company (together with the Company, the "SMA Group") nor should it form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract to purchase or subscribe for any securities in the Company or any member of the SMA Group or commitment whatsoever. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States of America absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
This press release may contain future-oriented statements. Future-oriented statements are statements which do not describe facts of the past. They also include statements about our assumptions and expectations. These statements are based on plans, estimations and forecasts which the Executive Board of SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA or company) has available at this time. Future-oriented statements are therefore only valid the day on which they are made. Future-oriented statements by nature contain risks and elements of uncertainty. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors can lead to considerable differences between the actual results, financial position, development or Company performance and the estimates given here. These factors include those that SMA has discussed in published reports. These reports are available on the SMA website at www.SMA.de. The company accepts no obligation whatsoever to update these future-oriented statements or to adjust them in accordance with the actual outcomes or developments of previously made future-oriented statements.
