

Multiple PV systems, totaling more than 40 kW throughout the park, are used for reverse osmosis plants and dorms.
Location | Death Valley, California |
System Type | Photovoltaic (PV) |
System Size | 90 kW |
Installation Cost | $793,000 |
Project Completion | 2012 |
Project Savings | 150 MWh/year |
Load Service Area | Furnace Creek Visitor Center |
Project Champion | Sarah Craighead |
FEMP Assistance | Feasibility study, funding assistance, design development, design review, and system performance evaluation |
The remodeled Furnace Creek Visitor Center, which opened in February 2012, includes two PV systems—a 60-kW shade structure array and a 30-kW field array near the headquarters parking lot. The original visitor center, built in 1960, was nominated as a national historic structure and the remodel preserved significant features of the facility.