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?
• Jan 2.9 • Sun is lower in the winter,
• Feb 3.3 higher in the summer.
• Mar 4.7
• Apr 5.6 • It follows the same path
• May 6.3 every single day – East to
West.
• Jun 6.3
• Jul 6.8
• Aug 6.4 • These “sun-hour”
numbers are based on
• Sep 5.6 fixed tilt solar panels.
• Oct 4.6
• Nov 3.1 • Tracking systems can
• Dec 2.7 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
• Does the same work as this many acres of trees

0.8 acres of trees

• Pounds of carbon dioxide prevented

5,831 lbs a year

• Pounds of sulfur dioxide prevented

0.1 lbs per year

• Pounds of nitrous dioxide prevented

1.7 lbs per year

 1500 kWh usage a month – 9KW to zero
Monthly
Kwh
Production Month Sun Hours 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
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kWh TOU Peak TOU Off
Production Month Sun Hours kWh Usage Rate Solar Value After Solar kWh Peak Off Peak Cost

January 2.9 594 1,000 .321129 $190.90 406 .272109 $110.35

February 3.3 676 1,000 .321129 $217.23 324 .272109 $88.04

March 4.7 963 1,000 .321129 $309.39 37 .272109 $9.94

April 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

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kWh TOU Peak TOU Off
Production Month Sun Hours kWh Usage Rate Solar Value After Solar kWh Peak Off Peak Cost

January 2.9 297 500 .321129 $95.46 203 .272109 $55.16

February 3.3 338 500 .321129 $108.63 162 .272109 $44.00

March 4.7 482 500 .321129 $154.72 18 .272109 $4.95

April 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 1
0.97 1 0.97 0.89 0.58
SSE, SSW
0.89 0.97 0.99 0.96 0.88 0.59
SE,SW
0.89 0.95 0.96 0.93 0.85 0.6
ESE,WSW
0.89 0.92 0.91 0.87 0.79 0.57
E,W
0.89 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

– 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
• 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:
– 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
• Does the same work as this many acres of trees

8,741

• Pounds of carbon dioxide prevented

63,709,506

• Pounds of sulfur dioxide prevented

1,093

• 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)
 
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Pole Mount dual- 24/7/365 Systems

Axis tracking •Batteries
Power from 7am to •Solar Panels
7pm in summer. •Backup 110v chargers

Cartridge
5GPM to 65GPM Filter
DC Solar Pumps UV Sterilizer
Kills!
•algae spores,
•bacteria and
•protozoa
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Home Self-Sufficiency System
Hydrogen Storage
Hydrogen
Generation
By
Solar Electrolysis

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