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Solar solution for portable classrooms


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.

Solar PV installation
vital statistics

Owner: Montclair Elementary School
Geographic location: Oakland, California
System output: 1.6 kW
Configuration: 16 Kyocera KC120-1 modules & SMA SunnyBoy 1800 inverter
How/where mounted: Rack mount attached to steel seam roof
Special details: Kiosk energy data display
indicates rate of energy generation
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


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.

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