March 12, 2010
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Food Bank slashes annual electric bill by $25,000
Solar installation vital statistics
Owner:
Food Bank of
Contra Costa
and Solano (nonprofit)
Geographic location:
Concord, Calif.
System output:
56,000 watts
Configuration:
360 KC190 modules
& 10 SunnyBoy
SB6000 inverters
How/where mounted:
Tilt-mounted on
flat roof
with Sunlink
racking system
Total system installation cost:
$450,000
Rebate amount:
$.50 cents per
kilowatt-hour
(Performance-Based
Incentive paid
quarterly based
on actual production)
Date of installation:
November 2005
Designer:
Erin McMahon
CCEnergy Design Engineer
Installer:
TeamSolar Inc.
CCEnergy
Field Rep:
Dick Hansen
The food bank's flat, wind-protected roof is ideal for
tilt-mounted racking to maximize solar exposure.
TeamSolar Inc. worked in crews of four
to maintain a brisk installation pace.
A large crane hoisted modules onto the roof
already connected into four-panel arrays.
CCEnergy Field Rep Dick Hansen explains
how each of the system's 10 SB6000
inverters are individually monitored.
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