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Solar Power Comes to Arthur Court The Arthur and Elena Court Nature Watch Conservancy Headquarters in Brisbane, California will be one of the first buildings in the area to install a photo voltaic solar system. Solar electric systems, also known as “PV systems” convert the sun’s rays into electricity that is instantly usable in your home or business. Photovoltaic cells within the solar panels perform this conversion without any moving parts, noise, radiation, maintenance or pollution. During the day excess generation from the PV system spins your meter in reverse accumulating over-baseline credits (typically $.25 per KWH) that offsets your nightly utility bills when rates are much lower ($0.12 per Kwh). This effectively reduces or eliminates our annual electric expenses. With energy prices rising 5% annually, a PV system protects you from utility rate-spikes and helps the environment by having your own clean, renewable power supply. A four-kilowatt (4,000-watt) PV offsets nearly 40 gallons of fossil fuel consumption per week and over 10,000 lbs per year of Carbon Dioxide (C02), Nitrous Oxide (NOx) and Sulphurous Oxide (SOx); equivalent to the sequestration of 1.4 acres of established forest every year. Solar thermal uses include pool, spa, water and space heating. Panels convert sunlight into heat through rculating liquid, then transfers the heated fluid directly to the application or a storage vessel for later use. Pool and water heating are the most widely used, efficient and proven applications of solar energy in the world. Solar thermal systems cost $3,500-$7,000 and return their investment in as little as 2 years. To monitor kilowatt production log onto www.fatspaniel.com. Click on "Go to Monitor Page". Scroll down to MC Solar and click on Arthur Court Designs. |
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