Enphase Commercial Solar // Success Story // Clay Island Farms
Implement a high-performing solar array to mitigate rising electrical costs.
Select the Enphase System to ensure the highest energy harvest.
Reduction of utility bill by 90%
Four-year solar renewable credit
through local utility
—Tim Beiler
Principal, CEO and General Manager
Paradise Energy Solutions
Hatching a Plan for Savings
Denise Calloway manages four poultry houses at Clay Island Farm in Mardela
Springs, MD. But the electricity needs of the facility mean that her utility bill is not exactly chicken scratch: $2,300 in a typical month. With energy being
Calloway’s “single biggest expense” and her energy costs rising every year, she was interested in anything that could lower her bills.
Calloway knew that a solar energy system would slash her energy bills.
But approaching the decision was daunting. “I was nervous,” Calloway said.
“I thought to myself: am I doing the right thing?”

Enphase Commercial Solar // Success Story // Clay Island Farms
The 150kW photovoltaic system at Clay
Island Farms was ground-mounted to take advantage of available space.
Critical Technology Choices
In addition to maximizing energy harvest, long-term reliability and easy monitoring were key considerations for Calloway. With
Enphase’s 25-year warranty, Calloway could rest assured her system would be producing for the long haul. Also, with Enphase’s web-based Enlighten platform, Calloway and her installer would have an easy interface for monitoring the performance of the system. “I really enjoy being able to pull up information about my system if I need to. It is easy and really straightforward,” said Calloway.
When it came to deciding which PV system to install, Enphase products offered the reliability and accessibility Calloway needed.
Plus, with maximum power point tracking (MPPT) at the module level, each individual panel in the system is able to produce power at its highest potential independently.
Expertise Drives Value
While the cost of the system was near $700,000, through federal incentives, depreciation, and state grants secured by her installer, Paradise Energy Solutions of Salisbury, MD, Calloway’s system’s actual cost was 50 percent of the original cost. Paradise
Energy Solutions also helped Calloway secure a four-year Solar
Renewable Energy Credit, or SREC, contract with her utility that generates a secure quarterly revenue stream.
According to Calloway, “You have to look at it as an investment. If there is any way you can make it happen, it is worth the time and
INSTALLATION SUMMARY
Client Clay Island Farms
Location Mardela Springs, MD
Installer Paradise Energy Solutions
System Size 150kW
Microinverters Enphase M215
Modules 250W Mage Solar effort.” Jason Beiler, Maryland general manager for Paradise Energy
Solutions, said Calloway’s system using Enphase Microinverters will last 25 years or more. “It will eliminate most of her $26,000 annual electric bill,” Beiler said.
Calloway was also thrilled with the level of professionalism and knowledge that Paradise Energy Solutions showed. “They made it easy,” said Calloway. “I didn’t have a lot to worry about. I would recommend Paradise Energy Solutions to anyone looking to make a sound, impactful investment in their business. I’m very happy with my decision.”
The array has exceeded Calloway’s expectations: a recent electric bill, normally $2,300, was just $300. She expects full payback on her solar investment in about five years.
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