5 Reasons to Invest in Solar Today

1. 52 cents a kWh (Green)

2. Architecturally Designed

3. Cash Rebates

4. Federal Tax Credits

5. Clear AIR (Green)

 

The roof now = ROI52 cents per kWh

• Time-of-use metering means your solar production is worth 52 cents a kWh!

• Each 1KW of solar should produce 150kWh a month

• Each 1KW of solar is worth $78.00.

• 10KW is worth $780 a month.

Why Do Sun Dials Work?

• Jan 2.9• Feb 3.3• Mar 4.7• Apr 5.6• May 6.3• Jun 6.3• Jul 6.8• Aug 6.4• Sep 5.6• Oct 4.6• Nov 3.1• Dec 2.7

• Sun is lower in the winter, higher in the summer.

• It follows the same path every single day – East to West.

• These “sun-hour” numbers are based on fixed tilt solar panels.

• Tracking systems can increase your yield 40%

Solar Production in May

Source:Clean Power Research

The Average Electricity Day

Source:Clean Power Research

Green Impact of a 3KW Residential Solar System

• Does the same work as this many acres of trees

0.8 acres of trees • Pounds of carbon dioxide prevented

5,831 lbs a year

• Pounds of sulfur dioxide prevented

0.1 lbs per year

• Pounds of nitrous dioxide prevented

1.7 lbs per year

What is the best roof direction?Can my building do solar?

Orientation Factor For Annual Energy Production in California- Source Endecon Engineering

FACING Flat 4:12 7:12 12:12 21:12 Vertical

South 0.89 0.97 1 0.97 0.89 0.58 SSE, SSW 0.89 0.97 0.99 0.96 0.88 0.59SE,SW 0.89 0.95 0.96 0.93 0.85 0.6ESE,WSW 0.89 0.92 0.91 0.87 0.79 0.57E,W 0.89 0.88 0.84 0.78 0.7 0.52

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Architecturally Designed to YOUR home

• Clean, simple and flush solar installations• An Array of solar panels can look great• Unique solar materials are available

– Flexible solar– Non-penetrating roof systems– Solar Tiles!– Solar tracking on poles (which is very cool for around here)– Solar tracking with little concentrators

• Permits are pulled with documents created at the city’s request. Sometimes we have to create a top view, a side view an upside-down strawberry shortcake view and distance between the roof line and the neighbor. Then the engineering can be a bear if it is anything unique, which in some cases the can be anything solar. The basics are line diagram of the electrical with focused detail on the capacities and load-break of all attached components.

Composition Shingle Roof 3KW Grid-Tie System

18 Kyocera Solar 167w Panels1 SMA Sunnyboy SWR2500 SBD InverterOne day install – 5 man crew

Basic Installation Composition Shingle

Roof mountsRailsPanelsInverterFusesMeter

Basic InstallationConcrete Shingle

Basic Installation Spanish Tile

Remove tilesRoof attachmentsRails and PanelsInverters

Batteries24v Bilge PumpsFeng Shui Waterfall

Glass & Steel

Modern Solar

Installation

Come see the finished installation on the Solar Homes Tour on June 16th. See http://www.southbayenergyfair.com/

Solar Wire Diagram

Cash RebatesCalifornia Solar Initiative

• $2.50 per ac watt install in a CASH rebate– More for Non-profits, churches and

governments

• 30% tax federal tax credit for businesses with a $2,000 cap for residences.

• Extensive rebate paperwork includes energy use survey

• Time-of-use metering is mandatory

California Solar InitiativeTarget: 1,000,000 roofs

• Only 981,000 to go.

Special Thanks to the South Bay Energy Fair

Before I finish, I’d like to thank

• Lillian Light

• David Dutra

• The South Bay Energy Network and

• You

Solar InvestmentsThe Solar Food Chain

• Solar cells• Solar Panels• Inverters• Meters• System Designers• Mounting Hardware• Installation including insurance and workers comp

• The Utility company with – Net-Metering– Time-of-use metering

• Shipping companies

Solar Investment On ScaleFarms, Concentrators and Tech

An Example: – 150 acres of unusable land– 32 Megawatts of Solar Potential– 196,275 Solar Panels– 142 million dollars before rebates, tax credits, etc– 32 million dollars after rebates, tax credits, etc– Will generate 59,000,000 kWh a year– Enough power for every home in Rolling Hills Estates– System designed to collect rain water and divert to

botanical gardens

Green Impact of 32 MW of Solar• Does the same work as this many acres of trees

8,741 • Pounds of carbon dioxide prevented

63,709,506

• Pounds of sulfur dioxide prevented

1,093

• Pounds of nitrous dioxide prevented

18,574

5 Reasons to Invest in Solar Today

1. 52 cents a kWh (Green)

2. Architecturally designed

3. Cash Rebates

4. Federal Tax Credits

5. Clear AIR (green)

 

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4’ x

20’

12v PumpFilter

UV Sterilizer

thermostat

Auto Valve Kit

Solar Thermal Panels to Heat the WaterOne Pass 20+ degree delta

75 watts

@ 12V

When Hot Tub Reaches Temperature the value Actuates to filter and UV onlyonly position.

Solar Hot Tub .com Guilt Free Hot Water

Solar Fish Pond . com

Pole Mount dual-Axis trackingPower from 7am to 7pm in summer.

24/7/365 Systems•Batteries•Solar Panels•Backup 110v chargers

5GPM to 65GPMDC Solar Pumps

Cartridge Filter

UV Sterilizer Kills!•algae spores, •bacteria and •protozoa

The Solar Hydrogen BBQ and Home Self-Sufficiency System

Home Solar 5KW Array

Hydrogen Generation

By Solar Electrolysis

Fuel CellStack

HomeMain

ElectricalPanel

Hydrogen Storage