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?
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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
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Does the same work as this many acres of trees
0.8 acres of trees
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Pounds of carbon dioxide prevented
5,831 lbs a year
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Pounds of sulfur dioxide prevented
0.1 lbs per year
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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
Usage
Tou Peak
Rate
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
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
kWh
Monthly
kWh
Usage
Production Month
Sun Hours
January
2.9
594
1,000
February
3.3
676
March
4.7
April
TOU Peak
Rate
TOU Off
Peak
Solar Value
After Solar kWh
Off Peak Cost
.321129
$190.90
406
.272109
$110.35
1,000
.321129
$217.23
324
.272109
$88.04
963
1,000
.321129
$309.39
37
.272109
$9.94
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
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
kWh
Monthly
kWh
Usage
Production Month
Sun Hours
January
2.9
297
500
February
3.3
338
March
4.7
April
TOU Peak
Rate
TOU Off
Peak
Solar Value
After Solar kWh
Off Peak Cost
.321129
$95.46
203
.272109
$55.16
500
.321129
$108.63
162
.272109
$44.00
482
500
.321129
$154.72
18
.272109
$4.95
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
Vertical
South
0.89
SSE, SSW
0.89
SE,SW
0.89
ESE,WSW
0.89
E,W
0.89
0.97
1
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
Architecturally Designed
to YOUR home
• Clean, simple and flush solar installations
• An Array of solar panels can look great
• Unique solar materials are available
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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
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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:
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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
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Does the same work as this many acres of trees
8,741
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Pounds of carbon dioxide prevented
63,709,506
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Pounds of sulfur dioxide prevented
1,093
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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)
4’ x 20’
Solar Hot Tub .com
Guilt Free Hot Water
Solar Thermal Panels to Heat the Water
One Pass 20+ degree delta
When Hot Tub Reaches Temperature the
value Actuates to filter and UV only
only position.
thermostat
Auto Valve Kit
12v Pump
Filter
UV Sterilizer
Solar Fish Pond . com
24/7/365 Systems
•Batteries
•Solar Panels
•Backup 110v chargers
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
The Solar Hydrogen BBQ and
Home Self-Sufficiency System
Hydrogen Storage
Hydrogen
Generation
By
Solar Electrolysis
Home Solar 5KW Array
Fuel Cell
Stack
Home
Main
Electrical
Panel