Projects

Sunshine Solar Project

On April 8, 2010, Pacific Blue Energy Corporation acquired 100% of the membership interests in Ship Ahoy, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company. Ship Ahoy owns approximately 154.3 acres of land located 30 miles east of Flagstaff, Arizona, in Coconino County.

PBEC has begun the process of responding to a request for proposal to develop a solar energy project referred to as the "Sunshine Solar Project" on the property. Development and submissions of the proposal for the Project will made with the local public utility service provider.

The site could support as much as 20 megawatts (MW) of solar electricity generation - using either a fixed tilt or a single tracking system. A megawatt is equivalent to one million watts of electricity and can power between 180 and 350 homes per year, depending on usage patterns.

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The site is relatively flat - resulting in unobstructed sunlight and at an elevation of 5300 feet the site benefits from cooler high desert temperatures that can increase the photovoltaic efficiencies of solar panels. Soil tests show that the land is well suited to support the foundations for a solar panel racking system - with minimal costs. For every 5 MW, a solar farm requires roughly 25,000 photovoltaic panels.

The property is also conveniently located within a 1/2 mile of a 69 KV transmission line and substation. It borders four cell phone transmission towers and is within one mile of an interstate highway, a situation that will facilitate rapid site development.

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The company intends to enter into an agreement with a photovoltaic manufacturer to bid a large solar project for the local utility at this site. Because of the site's location the project may also benefit from a Flagstaff area 2020 Regional Plan that could help to smooth the entitlement process.

The Flagstaff area 2020 Regional Plan expressly states a preference for approving new developments on sites that are already impacted, which should make it a smoother entitlement process with the County Board of Supervisors. The site had already gone through the permitting process for the development of a renewable energy project - a project that was unanimously approved by local officials. The company hopes that the County Board of Supervisors will again give a green light to the development of renewable energy in northern Arizona.