We had the pleasure of having Mayor Oralia Y. Rebollo and Councilmember John Soria, of the City of Commerce, pay a visit to Orion Solar Racking’s headquarters this past week. The mayor came to discuss her plans to make Commerce a hub for businesses promoting green initiatives in Southern California. She commended ORION for our focus on building a more sustainable future, and for being instrumental in further catapulting Commerce to the forefront of Southern California’s green cities.
LADOT Downtown Maintenance Facility Carport Project
Orion Carports & Systems Construction Inc. is happy to announce that Orion Carports is partnering with the Sinanian Group to design, engineer, fabricate and install solar carports at the New GOLD LEED certified new maintenance facility of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) on Commercial Street in downtown Los Angeles. The Central Bus Facility will handle the operations, maintenance, fueling and storage for LADOT Transit’s DASH Downtown LA Bus Fleet. The installation of solar carports will also help to fulfill the LADOT’s environmental sustainability commitment.
The ORION Carport System totaling about 377.625 KW is projected to produce 583.7 MWH per year. This amount of energy produced is equivalent to CO 2 emissions from 259,397 pounds of coal burned.
The carports will enable the LADOT to increase its own utilization of ‘Green power’ and make the energy supply to the facility independent of grid instabilities due to earthquake, fire or other emergencies.
http://empowerla.org/ladot-video-transit-facility/
“We are happy and excited to meet LADOT budget and other requirements to help our local utility company by using our carport solutions. We hope to continue to provide Orion’s carport solutions to other LADOT facilities to help promote clean and renewable energy,” said Bob Sinai, CEO of Orion
About Orion Carport Systems
Based in Los Angeles, Orion Carport Systems and Construction Inc. designs, fabricates, and installs residential and commercial steel solar carports that are attractive, durable, economical, and functional. Designed and fabricated in the USA, Orion Carport Systems are installed nationwide. Orion’s mission is to foster renewable energy through continued research and development devoted to solar power.
Orion Carports come in two standard options, LETO is for single row car parking, TITAN is for double or tandem car parking. Within those two configurations the carports can be adjusted for height 9- 14 feet, column spans up to 27 ft, and carport widths of up to 22 ft for the LETO and 40 ft for the TITAN modules.
They are easy to assemble on site, and installation can be done by a qualified experienced general contractor. The solar carport market is experiencing high growth and we are happy to contribute to the green energy being generated on parking lots all over the country and beyond.
ORION Carports – LADWP
Orion Carport Systems and Construction Inc., Orion Racking’s carport division, is pleased to announce that it has been chosen by Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to design, fabricate, and train their crew to install a 262.5 kW solar carports system at the LADWP energy center.
The system is projected to produce 403 MWH per year. This amount of energy produced is equivalent to CO 2 emissions from 180,316 pounds of coal burned. This install will be featured at LADWP’s Energy center in North San Fernando Valley.
The carports will enable the LADWP to increase its own utilization of ‘Green power’ and make the energy supply to the Energy Center independent of grid instabilities due to earthquake, fire or other emergencies
“We are happy and excited to meet LADWP’s budget and other requirements to help our local utility company by using our carport solutions. We hope to continue to provide Orion’s carport solutions to other LADWP facilities to help promote clean and renewable energy,” said Bob Sinai, CEO of Orion
About Orion Carport Systems
Based in Los Angeles, Orion Carport Systems and Construction Inc. designs, fabricates, and installs residential and commercial steel solar carports that are attractive, durable, economical, and functional. Designed and fabricated in the USA, Orion Carport Systems are installed nationwide. Orion’s mission is to foster renewable energy through continued research and development devoted to solar power.
Orion Carports come in two standard options, LETO is for single row car parking, TITAN is for double or tandem car parking. Within those two configurations the carports can be adjusted for height 9- 14 feet, column spans up to 27 ft, and carport widths of up to 22 ft for the LETO and 40 ft for the TITAN modules.
They are easy to assemble on site, and installation can be done by a qualified experienced general contractor. The solar carport market is experiencing high growth and we are happy to contribute to the green energy being generated on parking lots all over the country and beyond.
ORION CARPORT SYSTEMS TO INSTALL 1.8 MW SOLAR PV CARPORT SYSTEM AT LEGOLAND FLORIDA FOR TAMPA ELECTRIC CO. (TECO)
COMMERCE, CA—Orion Carport Systems and Construction Inc., Orion Racking’s carport division, is proud to have been selected by Solar Source and Tampa Electric Co. (TECO) to design, fabricate, and install a 1.8 MWdc solar carport system at LEGOLAND Florida. Orion will be featuring its LETO and TITAN carport series at the 150-acre interactive theme park, while SolarWorld will be providing 5,200 of its Sunmodule 345 panels. The system is projected to produce 2,415,113 KWH annually, which is equivalent to CO2 emissions from 1,811,163 pounds of coal burned.
Orion’s LETO is a double column, single cantilever carport system that is designed to shade two parking spaces and can be constructed side by side to shade entire rows. The TITAN is a double column cantilever carport system that is designed for parking arrays of two rows. The system can provide shade for a total of four parking spaces, side by side and nose to nose.
CEO of Orion, Bob Sinai, mentions that he is “ecstatic to install Orion’s carport systems in the Sunshine State, and that this project demonstrates Orion’s commitment to innovate and supply renewable energy technologies to the solar industry.” Bob also reflects back on his childhood and said, “this project is so surreal because as a kid, my favorite past time was to build various objects with LEGOS, and I had this vision of creating something big. I didn’t know exactly what at the time, but now as I look back and connect my childhood memories with the iconic brand to present day, seeing our carport solutions being put together with just the nuts and bolts where no welding is required, is just like putting LEGOS together. This is like a dream come true.”
LEGOLAND Florida partnered up with TECO in April 2014 to celebrate Earth Day by running the entire theme park on renewable solar power. This celebration as well as the installation of Orion’s carport systems marks two out of many conservation initiatives between the two partners. In an interview, Adrian Jones, General Manager of LEGOLAND Florida, said that their partnership with TECO “will give guests a whole new way to learn about renewable energy while also doing something that no other theme park in the U.S. has done before.”
About Orion Carport Systems
Based in Los Angeles, Orion Carport Systems and Construction Inc. designs, fabricates, and installs residential and commercial steel solar carports that are attractive, durable, economical, and functional. Designed and fabricated in the USA, Orion Carport Systems are installed nationwide. Orion’s mission is to foster renewable energy through continued research and development devoted to solar power.
About Solar Source
Founded in 1984, Solar Source is a licensed solar contractor (CVC056646) specializing in residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
About TECO
TECO, an Emera company, has supplied the Tampa Bay area with electricity since 1899. Its West Central Florida service area covers 2,000 square miles, including all of Hillsborough County and parts of Polk, Pasco, and Pinellas counties.
About SolarWorld
SolarWorld is a solar pioneer, one of the world’s largest solar-technology producers and the largest U.S. solar panel manufacturer for 40 years. In its technology, manufacturing, performance, service and environmental track record, the company is a solar industry leader.
http://www.solarworld-usa.com/
About LEGOLAND Florida
LEGOLAND® Florida Resort is built for kids. The 150-acre interactive theme park offers more than 50 rides, shows and attractions, restaurants, shopping, a breathtaking botanical garden and the LEGOLAND Water Park all geared to families with children ages 2 to 12. The LEGOLAND Hotel is located just steps from the park entrance and features 152 rooms.
https://www.legoland.com/florida/
CSI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC. AND PACIFIC BMW SELECT ORION CARPORT SYSTEMS TO SUPPLY AND INSTALL A 369.6 KW GARAGE CANOPY IN GLENDALE, CA
COMMERCE, CA—Orion Carport Systems and Construction Inc., Orion Racking’s carport division, is proud to announce that it has been selected by CSI Electrical Contractors Inc. and Pacific BMW to design, fabricate, and install a 369.6 kW solar canopy carport system at BMW’s dealership in Glendale, CA. Orion will be installing their LETO and TITAN carport systems on top of the dealership’s four-story parking garage. The system is projected to produce 559,260 kWh per year. This production is equivalent to CO2 emissions from 44,226 gallons of gasoline consumed.
This project will be Orion’s second carport installation for Pacific BMW. Orion completed a 135 kW install at their Service Center located at 901 S. Brand Blvd. The 369.6 kW system will be installed at 800 S. Brand Blvd.
“The installation of these carport systems show that solar canopies are not only becoming more prominent in the market, but it also demonstrates that more and more of these eco-friendly systems are making their way up onto multi-level parking structures, which is a very exciting thing to see,” said the CEO of Orion, Bob Sinai.
About Orion Carport Systems
Based in Los Angeles, Orion Carport Systems and Construction Inc. designs, fabricates, and installs residential and commercial steel solar carports that are attractive, durable, economical, and functional. Designed and fabricated in the USA, Orion Carport Systems are installed nationwide. Orion’s mission is to foster renewable energy through continued research and development devoted to solar power.
About CSI Electrical Contractors Inc.
CSI Electrical Contractors is a full-service California based electrical construction firm founded in 1990 by Steve Watts. CSI’s growth has been guided by a vision to build an electrical contracting company that blends the analytic rigor of a consultancy with top-notch engineering and project management capabilities, and a craftsman’s pride in a job well done.
About Pacific BMW
Located in Glendale, CA, Pacific BMW is California’s dealer in Glendale, Los Angeles, Alhambra, Beverly Hills, and Orange County.
