Archive for October 2013

On October 23, 2013, Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie toured Summit Companies.  Secretary Ritchie’s visit was a result of Summit’s fire protection division’s participation in the building of the Solana Solar Plant in Gila Bend, AZ.  Secretary Ritchie is interested in expanding Minnesota’s involvement in “green energy” and took the opportunity to learn more […]

On Monday, October 7, Solana Solar, located near Gila Bend, Arizona, successfully fulfilled production forecasts required to date and testing for commercial operation. Solana is a utility-scale solar plant employing parabolic trough technology with the ability to store heat and produce clean electricity after the sun sets or during a transitory period. Solana will generate […]