SEC's Site

Southeastern Electric Cooperative houses a fully functional Member Solar Station to the East of our facility.  Located on E. Highway 70 in Durant, OK, the Station is made up of 965 solar panels.  Each of these panels are about 3 foot x 6 foot and weigh around 55 pounds.  At each solar site, panels are arranged in rows and are oriented to west-south-west to maximize output later in the day to reduce the summer peak load.

 

Here are some interesting Solar Facts!

Aligns with what cooperatives do best:

Solar Sam

  • Provides energy to its member-owners

  • Takes advantage of economies of scale

  • Engages members directly'

  • Optimizes system for maximum value
     

Provides opportunities for member-consumers:

  • Member benefits from economies of scale

  • No physical intrusion on consumer’s premise

  • No additional third-party relationship
     

Shares in value of cooperatives’ grid integration of renewables

Cooperative Approach:

  • Power provider builds a large scale photovoltaic (PV) system

  • Offers many advantages for an electric cooperative due to the fit, flexibility and fairness of the model
     

Factors driving solar:

  • Rapid decrease in costs

  • Panels becoming more efficient

  • Non-module costs decreasing

  • Mass production