Solar Solution for Portable Classrooms
| Owner: | Montclair Elementary School |
| Geographic location: | Oakland, California |
| System output: | 1.6 kW |
| Configuration: | 16 Kyocera KC120-1 modules & SMA SunnyBoy 1800 inverter |
| Special details: | Kiosk energy data display indicates rate of energy generation |
| How/where mounted: | Rack mount attached to steel seam roof |
| Total system cost: | $17,372.39 |
| Rebate amount: | $7,184.22 |
| Date of installation: | November 21, 2002 |
| Designer: | Erin McMahon, CCEnergy, San Francisco |
| Installer: | Stephen Lyons, Sine Electric, Santa Rosa |
| CCEnergy Rep: | Scott Ragsdale, CCEnergy Oakland |
Ms. Tate's second grade class takes a moment to point out the solar panels. The solar array is placed on a classroom's steal seam roof with ideal southern exposure.
The tilt-mounted configuration orients the array for maximum solar absorption.
Mounting brackets securely brace the solar panels.
Stephen Lyon's wraps up the Montclair School installation with an afternoon call to his Santa Rosa office.
The solar array is both highly visible yet safely out of reach from children.