Boeing Charleston Sc Solar Panels

Boeing south carolina previously boeing charleston is an assembly site for boeing s commercial airplanes division located in north charleston south carolina the site is the major manufacturing assembly and delivery site for boeing commercial aircraft in the eastern united states and is one of the largest employment centers in the state.

Boeing charleston sc solar panels.

Boeing south carolina was the company s first 100 percent renewable energy site. The boeing south carolina 787 factory the building in the middle with the solar panels in the main factory. One of the photovoltaic solar panels to be installed on roof of boeing plant. Up to 20 percent of that energy is supplied by more than 18 00 thin film solar panels approximately 10 acres installed on the roof of the 787 final assembly building.

The sum of energy produced over a year is 3 500 megawatt hours equivalent to the annual usage of 250 residential homes. Flipped the switch on the largest single rooftop solar installation in the southeast during a dedication ceremony last week at the boeing co s north charleston plant. Ross printing north charleston sc march 19 2019 12 49 pm mr. The site currently serves as one of two final.

Right now the 787 is made in everett wash. Boeing co the seattle based manufacturer of jetliners will install approximately ten acres of solar panels on the roof of their 750 million facility in north charleston sc. Friday s ceremony held at boeing s new final assembly plant for the 787 dreamliner signaled the start of the rooftop photovoltaic system. And one of the biggest in the southeast.

Suds car wash 5 columbia sc locations october 24 2018 11 18 am jamison solar farm. The boeing south carolina solar installation is capable of producing 2 6 megawatts of energy at peak capacity at a single point in time up to 20 percent of the site s total energy needs. Boeing already sourced parts from the local area and had made several investments into supplier companies so it made sense also to complete the final assembly nearby. That s poised to possibly change ceo david calhoun said wednesday when boeing reported a wider than expected loss for the.

Cayce based south carolina electric gas co. The solar farm will be the sixth largest in the u s.