DOW POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingle
dowpowerhouse.com
About Dow
60+
Year history of providing energy saving solutions to
the global commercial and residential construction
industry
115 Years of innovation, ensures stability and reliability
1897
$57
Founded by Herbert H. Dow in Midland, Michigan
Countries in which we serve customers
54,000
• World’s largest
industrial consumer
of power and steam,
Dow recognizes the
importance of
tapping new energy
sources
• We have a team of
more than 6,500 at
our R&D sites
worldwide and are
growing our science
and technology
footprint globally
Billion in revenue in 2012
~160
• Dow recognized as
a 2012 Top Global
Innovator by
Thomas Reuters
Approximate Employees worldwide
More than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188
sites in 36 countries
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A Commitment for Dow Chemical in Solar Innovation
Importance of Energy to Dow
• World’s largest industrial consumer of
power and steam ($5 Billion / year, 3.7GW)
• More competitive as a result of eliminating
over $26 billion in energy costs since 1990.
• Reduced absolute energy use by 20%
since 2005 (119 trillion BTUs).
• Efforts have significantly reduced emissions, representing
over 270 million metric tons of emissions since 1990.
World Leader in Material Science
• Extensive thermoplastics portfolio
• Films, top sheets, encapsulants
• Fabrication processes
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DOW POWERHOUSE: The Roof, Reinvented!
POWERHOUSE isn’t ON the
roof, IT IS the roof!
Existing trades working in their
preferred environment
Reduced installation time & cost
Minimum penetrations
Class A fire rating
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DOW POWERHOUSETM Solar Shingle
Disruptive design addresses the
four historical obstacles to
residential solar adoption:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Installation Complexity
Aesthetics
Warranty Concerns
Affordability
The roof that protects your home can
now provide for it, too.
It’s a Revolutionary Solution
Standard roofing nails
Incorporated with
standard
roofing
Dow System Parts
CIGS solar cells
Connector between
each shingle
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POWERHOUSETM Installation Process
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The most aesthetically appealing solar solution.
And…Manufactured in Michigan
Where do we put DOW POWERHOUSE™
Solar Shingles?
NEW HOMES:
EXISTING HOMES:
POWERHOUSE™ Solar
Communities
POWERHOUSE™
Rooftops
Market Appeal
Excitement leads to results
This builder increased contract
size only 4 months after signing
the original contract
Another builder including
POWERHOUSE as a standard feature
outperformed their sales goals for the
first 10 weeks by over 100%
Homes including
DOW POWERHOUSE
as a standard feature
were sold at a
10:1 ratio
In general - Solar homes sell up to
twice the rate of conventional
homes, 8 out of 10 homeowners
want builders to offer solar power
compared with nonPOWERHOUSE
homes in the same
community
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US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Awards & Recognitions
NOVEMBER
2009
MARCH 2010
MARCH 2011
APRIL 2012
OCTOBER
2012
FEBRUARY
2013
FEBRUARY
2013
Named one
of “The 50
Best
Inventions of
2009” by
TIME
magazine.
Won the
GLOBE
Award for
Environment
al Excellence
in Emerging
Technology.
Received the
“Editor’s
Choice”
Award at the
2011
International
Roofing
Expo.
Awarded
Gold for Best
New Product
by the
Edison
Awards.™
Popular
Mechanics’
Top 10
Technology
Breakthroughs for 2012.
MIT
Technology
Review’s
2013 50
Disruptive
Companies
List
Green
Builder
Magazine’s
50 Hot
Products for
2013
Growth Initiatives
• Launched in Colorado in October 2011
• Now in 12 States & D.C.
• Rapidly Growing List of Builder and Contractor Partners
• Now Offering Competitive Financing
• Buyer Retains Incentives and 30% Tax Credit
• Interest Write-Off On Electricity Supply
• Now Partnering With Commercial Market Segment
• Out-of-the-Box Utility Partnership Opportunities
Colorado Solar Industry, by the Numbers
• Total Economic Output of $1.42 Billion
• Colorado Solar Industry Created 10,790 job-years, Leading
to Employee Earnings of Over $534.1 M
• Tax Revenues Between $34.1 M and $59.7 M
• Property Taxes:
$3.1 M - $9.3 M
• Sales Taxes:
$18.7 M - $38.1 M
• Income Tax Revenues: $12.3 M
• Approximately $24.3 M in Environmental Benefits
• Saved Nearly 300 Million Gallons of Water
Thank
You
Taylor A. Henderson
Colorado Account Manager
Dow Solar
(303) 815 – 6080
Henderson@Dow.com
www.DOWPOWERHOUSE.com