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:: La Sierra Metrolink Station Carport
Metrolink Station
  • Online April 11, 2003
  • 133.20 kilowatt system consisting of 1,776 mono-crystalline 75 watt panels
  • Located at: 10901 Indiana Avenue, Riverside, CA 92503
  • Project Started: December 2002
  • Projected Online Date: March 2003
  • Solar covered carport built in cooperation with Riverside County Transportation Commission
  • Paid for with Public Benefits Funds
  • Station will be second largest (after Union Station) in Metrolink system
  • Larger twin sister to the system at the Utilities Operations Center
  • Generates enough electricity to power approximately 110 homes
  • Provides covered parking for over 200 spaces
  • Environmentally friendly, quiet, and clean source of renewable power
  • Over its 25-year life span, based on peak power ratings. Displaces;
    • 6,583,500 lbs. of carbon dioxide
    • 16,625 lbs. of nitrous oxides
    • 53,200 lbs. of sulfur dioxide