'To our knowledge, it's one of the largest if not the largest privately owned, privately installed solar systems in the Midwest,' he said. The Downtown Casino Resort project is APC's largest to date, Roberts said. The paneling work, he said, would take about 60 days to complete. Roberts said APC is finalizing electrical and structural engineering and completing site preparation work with hopes to start paneling in February. Officials declined to disclose the cost of the project. A second phase would add carport coverage and electrical vehicle chargers. We specialize totally and completely in commercial solar.'ĪPC Solar has started work on the first phase of the project, a 1.7-megawatt system with more than 3,500 panels that will cover the casino's roof, he said. 'They needed to feel confident that commercial solar is our expertise. 'We've done a lot of big commercial projects in the Midwest, and that resume helped push us over the edge,' Roberts said. Shawn Roberts, CEO of the commercial solar company, said casino owner Quapaw Nation of Oklahoma selected APC in a competitive bidding process that involved firms from Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Springfield-based APC Solar won a contract to add a large-scale solar project at Downstream Casino Resort in Oklahoma.
