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Satcon Partners with Borrego Solar to Supply 35 Megawatts of Utility-Ready Solar Solutions

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  Published in Science and Technology on Wednesday, October 12th 2011 at 5:43 GMT by Market Wire
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BOSTON--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Satcon Technology Corporation® (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility-scale power conversion solutions for the renewable energy market, announced that it signed a Master Service Agreement with Borrego Solar to provide 35 megawatts (MW) of industry leading utility-ready solar power solutions.

"Borrego is one of Californiaa™s most progressive solar developers"

"Borrego Solar is pleased to enter into a mutually beneficial partnership with Satcon," said Aaron Hall, President of Borrego Solar who manages the national installer's procurement of major PV system components. "Borrego Solar only sources the highest quality products for its customers, and this supply commitment from Satcon ensures we'll have access to some of the most proven inverter technologies on the market when we need, and at competitive prices."

As part of this agreement, Borrego Solar will utilize the entire Satcon solution portfolio including PowerGate® Plus, the worlda™s most widely deployed utility-ready solution; Satcon Solstice®, the industrya™s first complete system solution for utility-scale solar; Satcon Equinoxa", the next generation inverter solution with 98.5% efficiency and industry leading thermal operating range; and Satcon Prism Platforma", a fully integrated multi-megawatt medium voltage (MV) solution optimized for utility-scale PV installations. All of Satcona™s solutions include advanced utility-ready features to enable simplified grid interconnection and can be easily integrated into SCADA systems through standardized communication interfaces.

aBorrego is one of Californiaa™s most progressive solar developers,a said Darryl Parker, Satcona™s Vice President of Sales for North America. aThis expanded partnership agreement will strengthen our already strong collaboration as we continue to work closely to deliver the next generation of solar power together.a

These projects will be a combination of military, commercial, and utility-scale solar installations and are expected to be installed over the next 12 months.

About Satcon

Satcon Technology Corporation® is the leading provider of utility-scale power conversion solutions for the renewable energy market, enabling the industrya™s most advanced reliable and proven clean energy alternatives. For over 26 years, Satcon has designed and delivered the next generation of efficient energy systems for solar photovoltaic, stationary fuel cells, and energy storage systems. To learn more about Satcon, please visit [ www.Satcon.com ].

About Borrego Solar

Established in 1980, Borrego Solar Systems, Inc. is one of the nationa™s leading financiers, designers and installers of commercial and government grid-connected solar power systems. Borrego Solara™s photovoltaic systems are efficient, reliable and cost-effective. With more than three decades of experience and more than 1,000 solar power installations completeda"totaling more than 35 MWa"Borrego Solar offers a complete line of solar systems design and installation services throughout California, New England, and the Mid Atlantic. For more information, visit [ www.borregosolar.com ].

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