what is your daily KW consumption? how much real estate does the array take? (or is it on the roof?)
Why solar over wind? On 7/9/08, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We went with a 10kw system because that is the largest *canned* program > from the government for rebates and coincidentally, about the most we could > spend. or more... > It's a semi-complicated system, because we have three phase coming into the > building, so we have three dc/ac inverters converting the panel dc into > three phase ac. We have no battery back-up, just use the system to offset > some of our consumption. The power company just installed our solar specific > meter yesterday. On a workday, we are still using grid power, but offsetting > between 1/4 and 1/3 of our consumption. On weekends, meter should be going > backwards with all lights off, no HVAC and just server and desktops running > for remote access. > Total cost was somewhere around $75,000, but there were excellent rebates. > Due to the state requiring x percentage of the power company's power to > comer from renewable resources and their inability to actually get that > infrastructure online themselves, they buy the solar credits from me. Worked > out to $42,000 or so in rebates, plus there are some fed tax credits. Still > not a cheap date, nor does it cover all of our needs, but it is a step in > the right direction. > I'm willing to field any and all questions to the best of my knowledge. > > > Bill Cardell > TurboDog's Dad > www.flyinmiata.com > www.fmwestfield.com > orders 1-800-FLY-MX5S > Before you call our tech line (970.464.5600) please check out the > *FAQ*<http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ/>section of our website > > Don't miss Flyin' Miata's Open House! Aug 14-17, 2008 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Robert McElwee > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:07 PM > *To:* Keith Tanner > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: NPC: OK, I get it now. Gas prices are high! > > > I'm going to hijack my own thread and take this time to ask you about the > panels. The last time I did any research it looked like it would cost me > $70,000+ for panels and electronics (I do not believe the installation or > batteries were included) to get off the grid for around 8-10 months out of > the year. I know the AC really kicked the kW in the nuts but I cannot > remember what the heat did. Can you, if you don't mind, shed some light on > the costs and any additional info on your panels? I might also suggest that > FM might want to put an info page on its site about them. It would be pretty > interesting and financially probably a good decision based on the new "green > attitude" a lot of your customers may now have. > > On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Keith Tanner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Looks like the FM solar panels are kicking out about 7.5 kW right now. >> >> Keith Tanner >> >> > -- > Robert McElwee and Blue Flash > "The 50 MPG Miata" > www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg > > Lightweight Miata Forum: > www.lightweightmiata.com/forum > > The Miata Trailer Project: > www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > -- http://BTDTRacing.com - Physics Doesn't Play Favorites. Our ebay store: http://stores.ebay.com/btdtracing-36 "Art doesn't have a finish line... it's a race against yourself." - George Carlin, He Was Here Just a Minute Ago.
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