5 Reasons To Invest In Solar Energy: Bradley L. Bartz President Abc Solar Incorporated Ph: 310-373-3169

5 Reasons to Invest in Solar Energy Bradley L. Bartz President ABC Solar Incorporated PH: 310-373-3169 www.ABCsolar.com

Quick Introduction • Bradley Bartz founded ABC Solar in 2000 • ABCsolar.com has become a leading Internet resource for all things solar. • Bradley Bartz grew up in PV, graduated Loyola Marymount, moved to Japan for 11 years and came home to PV in 2000.

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 = ROI 52 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 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2.9 3.3 4.7 5.6 6.3 6.3 6.8 6.4 5.6 4.6 3.1 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

1500 kWh usage a month – 9KW to zero Production Month

Sun Hours

Kwh

Monthly Kwh Tou Peak Rate Usage

Solar Value

After Solar Kwh

Tou Off Peak

Off Peak Cost

January

2.9

892

1,500

.321129

$286.37

608

.272109

$165.51

February

3.3

1,015

1,500

.321129

$325.87

485

.272109

$132.04

March

4.7

1,445

1,500

.321129

$464.11

55

.272109

$14.90

April

5.6

1,722

1,500

.321129

$552.98

-222

.272109

-$60.41

May

6.3

1,937

1,500

.321129

$622.11

-437

.272109

-$118.98

June

6.3

1,937

1,500

.520539

$1,008.41

-437

.283479

-$123.95

July

6.8

2,091

1,500

.520539

$1,088.45

-591

.283479

-$167.54

August

6.4

1,968

1,500

.520539

$1,024.42

-468

.283479

-$132.67

September

5.6

1,722

1,500

.520539

$896.37

-222

.283479

-$62.93

October

4.6

1,415

1,500

.321129

$454.24

86

.272109

$23.27

November

3.1

953

1,500

.321129

$306.12

547

.272109

$148.78

December

2.7

830

1,500

.321129

$266.62

670

.272109

$182.25

17,927

18,000

$7,296.06

73

$0.26

1000 kWh usage a month – 6KW to zero Production Month

1CD0D1A B 2 C 3 E 5 4 6 D 7 9 564ED97 17 D672FDB 16 434DFB8 15 4411733C 14 431E3A9C 11 CCDDA5 66A3595 E527D1 15EC97 85B64D 580A3E

Sun Hours

kWh

Monthly kWh TOU Peak Rate Usage

Solar Value

After Solar kWh

TOU Off Peak Off Peak Cost

January

2.9

594

1,000

.321129

$190.90

406

.272109

$110.35

February

3.3

676

1,000

.321129

$217.23

324

.272109

$88.04

March

4.7

963

1,000

.321129

$309.39

37

.272109

$9.94

April

5.6

1,148

1,000

.321129

$368.64

-148

.272109

-$40.26

May

6.3

1,291

1,000

.321129

$414.72

-291

.272109

-$79.30

June

6.3

1,291

1,000

.520539

$672.24

-291

.283479

-$82.62

July

6.8

1,394

1,000

.520539

$725.60

-394

.283479

-$111.67

August

6.4

1,312

1,000

.520539

$682.91

-312

.283479

-$88.43

September

5.6

1,148

1,000

.520539

$597.55

-148

.283479

-$41.94

October

4.6

943

1,000

.321129

$302.81

57

.272109

$15.52

November

3.1

635

1,000

.321129

$204.07

365

.272109

$99.19

December

2.7

553

1,000

.321129

$177.74

447

.272109

$121.50

11,951

12,000

$4,863.80

49

$0.33

500 kWh usage a month – 3KW to zero Production Month

1CD0D1A B 2 C 3 E 5 4 6 D 7 9 564ED97 17 D672FDB 16 434DFB8 15 4411733C 14 431E3A9C 11 CCDDA5 66A3595 E527D1 15EC97 85B64D 580A3E

Sun Hours

kWh

Monthly kWh TOU Peak Rate Usage

Solar Value

After Solar kWh

TOU Off Peak

Off Peak Cost

January

2.9

297

500

.321129

$95.46

203

.272109

$55.16

February

3.3

338

500

.321129

$108.63

162

.272109

$44.00

March

4.7

482

500

.321129

$154.72

18

.272109

$4.95

April

5.6

574

500

.321129

$184.35

-74

.272109

-$20.15

May

6.3

646

500

.321129

$207.39

-146

.272109

-$39.68

June

6.3

646

500

.520539

$336.17

-146

.283479

-$41.33

July

6.8

697

500

.520539

$362.85

-197

.283479

-$55.86

August

6.4

656

500

.520539

$341.51

-156

.283479

-$44.24

September

5.6

574

500

.520539

$298.82

-74

.283479

-$20.99

October

4.6

472

500

.321129

$151.43

28

.272109

$7.74

November

3.1

318

500

.321129

$102.05

182

.272109

$49.58

December

2.7

277

500

.321129

$88.88

223

.272109

$60.74

5,976

6,000

$2,432.26

24

-$0.08

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

0.97 1

Vertical

1

0.97

0.89

0.58

0.97

0.99

0.96

0.88

0.59

0.95

0.96

0.93

0.85

0.6

0.92

0.91

0.87

0.79

0.57

0.88

0.84

0.78

0.7

0.52

South 0.89 SSE, SSW 0.89 SE,SW 0.89 ESE,WSW 0.89 E,W 0.89

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.

Low Profile Clean Installations

Composition Shingle Roof 3KW Grid-Tie System

18 Kyocera Solar 167w Panels 1 SMA Sunnyboy SWR2500 SBD Inverter One day install – 5 man crew

Basic Installation Composition Shingle

Roof mounts Rails Panels Inverter Fuses Meter

Basic Installation Concrete Shingle

Basic Installation Spanish Tile

Remove tiles Batteries Roof attachments 24v Bilge Pumps Rails and Panels Feng Shui Waterfall Inverters

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 Rebates California 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 Initiative Target: 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 Investments The 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 Scale Farms, 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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Pole Mount dualAxis tracking Power from 7am to 7pm in summer.

5GPM to 65GPM DC Solar Pumps

Cartridge Filter

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

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Home Solar 5KW Array Fuel Cell Stack

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