
Cedar Grove
A Telecommunications Site
Kings Canyon National Park’s Cedar Grove complex is in a remote and rugged part of the California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. For both internal and external communications, the Park relies on radios and microwave towers owned by AT&T. Because power lines must traverse a long distance through rugged and inaccessible terrain, sustained electrical utility outages can occur unexpectedly. To avoid disruptions to the communication systems, AT&T installed a hybrid-power system as a source of continuous, reliable electrical power.
Kings Canyon telecom site.

Original undersized and annually shaded PV array.

Installation of new pole-mounted PV arrays.

New PV array upgraded with pole-mounted addition to raise array and reduce shading.