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STATUS OF PHOTOVOLTAICS ON LONG ISLAND. Presented by Prof. Serdar Z. Elgun Prof. Yelleshpur Dathatri Prof. Marjaneh Issapour Farmingdale State University of New York. 2000 - 2005 TOTALS FOR LONG ISLAND TOTAL RESIDENTIAL PV SYSTEMS INSTALLED : 497
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STATUS OF PHOTOVOLTAICS ON LONG ISLAND Presented by Prof. Serdar Z. Elgun Prof. Yelleshpur Dathatri Prof. Marjaneh Issapour Farmingdale State University of New York
2000 - 2005 TOTALS FOR LONG ISLAND TOTAL RESIDENTIAL PV SYSTEMS INSTALLED : 497 TOTAL RESIDENTIAL KW (DC) INSTALLED : 2,554 (approx.) TOTAL REBATE AMOUNT BY LIPA: $ 13,270,000 (approx.)
PV Panels Used on Long Island ASE America AstroPower Atlantis Energy BP Solar Evergreen GE Isofoton Kyocera Matrix Solar Photowatt Sanyo Schott Sharp Shell/Siemens Solarex TerraSolar Unisolar
Types of Inverters Installed on Long Island • Advance Energy • AEI • AES • Beacon Power • Sharp • SMA / Sunny Boy • Sun Tie/ Trace/ Xantrex
Farmingdale Solar Energy Center trained a total of 310 students in 20 workshops since 2001. Number of Qualified PV Installers since 2001 through these Workshops: 94 More than 3000 people attended Farmingdale Solar Energy Center’s public seminars.
Among solar contractors: 40% ….5 years or more in renewable energy business 45 % … between 2 to 4 yrs 15 % …. Less than 2 yrs 72 % Licensed Electricians 57 % NABCEP Certified
Among solar contractors: 15% completed 20 or less 85 % completed more than 20 grid tied installations