Sylvan Star Cheese Factory

Canadian cheese maker Sylvan Star’s gouda has a secret ingredient: the sun.

The Red Deer, Alberta’s plant is powered by a massive solar array featuring APsystems YC1000 true 3-phase microinverters. The owners worked with local installer CarbonBite Innovations and National Solar Distributors of Edmonton toward achieving a 100-percent solar, net-zero installation. The 460-module, 122kW array was commissioned in 2016 and now powers the processing of popular and award-winning cheeses for the dairy operation.

See a video feature on the project here.

Location:  Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Installation Date: 2016 
Installer : CarbonBite Innovations, Alberta
Number of modules: 460
Module brand/wattage: Canadian Solar 265W CX6P-265P
System capacity (kw): 122kWDC or 115kW AC
Microinverter: APsystems YC1000-208V
No. of Microinverters: 115