Our complementary solar solutions
A well-integrated solar power plant
Discover Laketricity’s complementary solar solutions
Our ambition is to be a major player in the energy transition of the territories by integrating solar energy solutions in a sustainable way. To achieve this, our teams seek to strike a balance between energy efficiency and the preservation of existing land and activities.
How? By making your business a priority, solar energy becomes a real added value that optimizes your operations.
As experts in solar power generation, we are able to include additional solutions, such as rooftop, ground-mounted or agrivoltaic power plants, to a floating solar project. Our teams will study your entire project potential and support you from the planning stage right up to long-term operation.
Traditional solar energy : ground-mounted and roof-top solar
At Laketricity, we define “traditional” solar as ground-mounted and roof-mounted photovoltaic systems. These two systems are the historical applications of the solar energy market.
They involve installing solar panels on metal structures on part of your land or on the roofs of your facilities.
Agrivoltaics (APV)
Agrivoltaics is a solar energy production solution that respects precious land.
As the APV is installed on top of existing agricultural fields, it complements the main activity and adapts perfectly to the farm’s needs. Indeed, with agrivoltaics you farm the sun twice, benefiting from the synergistic pairing of technology and agriculture.
USA only – hosting community solar for pond owner
By entrusting us with your floating solar project, you can benefit from the Community Solar programs set up in the United States. In addition to the benefits of installing a floating solar project on your lake, the Community Solar program offers you to :
- Lower community’s electricity bills and your own;
- Give back to the community;
- Lead the greenway.
Laketricity supports you in your solar development projects
Find out how our teams are already helping industries develop solar projects tailored to their needs and environment.
The Fetzer project,
combining floating, ground-mounted solar power and battery storage.
We are developing this project in California at a large organic winery facility that considers renewable energies and sustainability to be real pillars of its identity. As leaders in the wine industry, they see it as their responsibility to be exemplary in their approach to preserving land & water resources. That's why we opted for a hybrid installation: floating and traditional ground-mounted solar panels, as well as battery storage to offset the maximum of the winery's energy consumption at peak hours. According to our forecast, we expect an annual production of nearly 3,700 MWh including peak shaving and time of use optimization
The Fetzer project in figures
| Location | Hopland – California, USA |
| Application | Irrigation pond and under-utilized lands of Fetzer Winery |
| Laketricity solution | Hybrid power plants : floating solar, ground-mounted solar and battery storage |
| Total surface equiped | 3.3 acres |
| Total installed capacity | 2.3 MW Floating solar: 1 MW | Ground-mounted: 1.3 MW |
| Battery storage | 360 kW – 798 kWh |
| Yield for first year | 1,609 kWh/kWp |
| Estimated start of construction | 2024 |
| Estimated water evaporation savings | nearly 11,000m3 (2,900,000 Gal) which equals 3 Olympic pools |
| Electrical consumption | Electrical equivalence consumption of 312 homes/year |
| CO2 emissions | 1,420 tons of CO2 emissions savings the first year on electricity generation |