The largest solar system in a national park

El Portal Administrative Complex

Yosemite National Park, CA
Roof mount, facade, and carport installations

Completed 2011
Installed by Suntrek

System Details:

• 672 kW

System Overview:

• The system was installed at the El Portal Administrative Complex in the 1,189-square-mile Yosemite park, marking an advance in self-sufficiency and sustainability for the treasured wilderness reserve in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains
• Comprised of a 500-kilowatt parking canopy offering cover for center employees and visitors, a 100-kilowatt roof-mount system atop a warehouse, and a 72-kilowatt system on a sloped wall of an office building
• The park estimates the solar installation will supply about 12 percent of the park’s total power consumption

Customer Testimonial:

"The combination of harnessing California's abundant sunlight and technology and labor provided by U.S. workers ideally suits this energy advance for Yosemite National Park. Solar panels from SolarWorld, along with the contributions of a number of other U.S.-based service firms and manufacturing enterprises, will maximize the sustainable impact on this effort to not only take care of the park but stretch the planet's resources." - Superintendent Don Neubacher