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
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

2.9
3.3
4.7
5.6
6.3
6.3
6.8
6.4
5.6
4.6
3.1
2.7

Sun is lower in the winter,

higher in the summer.
It follows the same path
every single day East to
West.
These sun-hour
numbers are based on
fixed tilt solar panels.
Tracking systems can
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

Production
Month

Sun
Hours

Kwh

Monthly
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

1CD0D1A
B
2
C
3
E
5
4
6
D
7
9
564ED97
17
D672FDB
16
434DFB8
15
4411733C
14
431E3A9C
11
CCDDA5
66A3595
E527D1
15EC97
85B64D
580A3E
kWh

Monthly
kWh
Usage

Production Month

Sun Hours

January

2.9

594

1,000

February

3.3

676

March

4.7

April

TOU Peak
Rate

TOU Off
Peak

Solar Value

After Solar kWh

Off Peak Cost

.321129

$190.90

406

.272109

$110.35

1,000

.321129

$217.23

324

.272109

$88.04

963

1,000

.321129

$309.39

37

.272109

$9.94

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

1CD0D1A
B
2
C
3
E
5
4
6
D
7
9
564ED97
17
D672FDB
16
434DFB8
15
4411733C
14
431E3A9C
11
CCDDA5
66A3595
E527D1
15EC97
85B64D
580A3E
kWh

Monthly
kWh
Usage

Production Month

Sun Hours

January

2.9

297

500

February

3.3

338

March

4.7

April

TOU Peak
Rate

TOU Off
Peak

Solar Value

After Solar kWh

Off Peak Cost

.321129

$95.46

203

.272109

$55.16

500

.321129

$108.63

162

.272109

$44.00

482

500

.321129

$154.72

18

.272109

$4.95

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
SSE, SSW
0.89
SE,SW
0.89
ESE,WSW
0.89
E,W
0.89

0.97
1

0.97

0.89

0.58

0.97

0.99

0.96

0.88

0.59

0.95

0.96

0.93

0.85

0.6

0.92

0.91

0.87

0.79

0.57

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 citys 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, Id 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)

4 x 20

Solar Hot Tub .com

Guilt Free Hot Water
Solar Thermal Panels to Heat the Water
One Pass 20+ degree delta

When Hot Tub Reaches Temperature the

value Actuates to filter and UV only
only position.
thermostat
Auto Valve Kit

12v Pump

Filter

UV Sterilizer

Solar Fish Pond . com

24/7/365 Systems
Batteries
Solar Panels
Backup 110v chargers

Pole Mount dualAxis tracking

Power from 7am to
7pm in summer.

5GPM to 65GPM
DC Solar Pumps

Cartridge
Filter
UV Sterilizer
Kills!
algae spores,
bacteria and
protozoa

The Solar Hydrogen BBQ and

Home Self-Sufficiency System
Hydrogen Storage
Hydrogen
Generation
By
Solar Electrolysis

Home Solar 5KW Array

Fuel Cell
Stack

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