Solar Power Systems
| Combination domestic hot water and grid tied photovoltaic system |
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| This client wanted both a grid tied photovoltaic system and a solar hot water system. Because of the incentives and tax credits the clients net cost for both systems was about $6000.The hot water system will provide the owner with about 70% their cost of heating their hot water. On average most people spend about 25% of their energy costs on heating hot water. The grid tied photovoltaic system will produce about 216 kilo-watt hours a month on average. For this home that represents their average electrical consumption, per month. thus eliminating their electrical bill. |
| Example of a Grid Tied Photovoltaic Installation |
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| This is a grid tied Photovoltaic Installation. It is a ground mount with
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The client wanted to offset the electric bill. This system will produce about 216 killo-watt hours a month. The client wanted a ground mount because he plans to build a new house on the land and then move the array to the roof of the house. Because of the incentives and the federal tax credit his net cost was $1700. |
| Client Cut Power Consumption and Created a Safety Net When Grid Goes Down. |
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| This photovoltaic system is comprised of two top of the pole mounts producing 2.5kWh of electricity per hour of sun. It s a grid tied system with battery back-up . The clients motivation was two-fold. First, to reduce his electric bill and second to have batteries that will power critical loads when the grid goes down. Return on investment was not as important as the sense of security for when there is a power failure. |
