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SOLARTRICITY FOR ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD, A DASH FOR SUCCESS. CPS SOLARTRICITY CPS WILL PAY 27 CENTS PER KILOWATT FOR 20 YEARS UP TO 1 MW PER CUSTOMER. CURRENTLY CPS CHARGES AHISD 7 CENTS A KILOWATT. DERATE FACTOR Expected loss from: DC wiring AC wiring Soiling Efficiency of inverter(s)
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CPS SOLARTRICITY CPS WILL PAY 27 CENTS PER KILOWATT FOR 20 YEARS UP TO 1 MW PER CUSTOMER. CURRENTLY CPS CHARGES AHISD 7 CENTS A KILOWATT.
DERATE FACTOR • Expected loss from: • DC wiring • AC wiring • Soiling • Efficiency of inverter(s) • Efficiency of solar panel (because a panel is a current source) • WEATHER FACTOR • Typical climate • Rain days • Sun days • Temperature
MONOCRYSTALINE • Slices from single crystal • Better production than polycrystals because crystals are more orderly • Potentially longer life • Grown from a circle then truncated to max out panel coverage • POLYCRYSTALINE • Grown in a ribbon or block • Full panel coverage • THIN FILM • Different crystal technology such as CIGS • Typically half the power level of crystals per square foot • More wind resistant, multiple applications
Photo from articlebase.com GOAL IS FOR HIGHEST WATTAGE PER SQUARE FOOT
LADY BIRD JOHNSON MS, CIGS vapor deposition , photo courtesy of Gridpoint
MULTIPLE SMALL INVERTERS • Maintain majority of system operation if inverter fails. • Off the shelf replacement • Easier installation due to smaller size • More connections required • More system complexity • Selection based on electrical requirements
LARGE INVERTERS • Single or minimal points of connection. • More capacity per inverter. • Potential long lead time for parts/replacements. • Inverter goes down, whole system goes down. • Lower system complexity.
Touch this you die INTERCONNECTION
Inverter level monitoring String level monitoring
GREEN SHOES FRONT DOOR, CPS FACILITY
SIGNING APPLICATION AND GETTING QUEUE NUMBER, CPS FACILITY 7:20AM
SOLARTRICITY FOR ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD, A DASH FOR SUCCESSSpecial thanks to David McFalls, PEGridpoint Lowell Tacker, AIA, LEED AP O’Neill Conrad Oppelt Architects, Inc. Principal ltacker@ocoarchitects.com