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Service Area
Services
Site Survey
System Design
Site Placement
Planning
Installation
Products
Solar Sun Sets
Custom Solar Energy
Systems
Balance
of System Solar Energy Products
Beyond *
Energy Star
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Service Area:
Western Sonoma
County, the coast south to north.
Rural areas, and inland around, Guerneville, Forestville, Monte Rio,
Occidental, Sebastopol, Graton, Fulton, and Santa Rosa. The South
Mendocino Cost too!
We will ship
Solar Sun
Sets
to many locations for
Do-it-Yourself Solar Energy installations, with the suggested aid of a
licensed electrician. This service is offered primarily for Off-Grid
installations in remote locations and for the very private.
Services
1. Site Survey:
Do this only once you have trimmed your consumption down!
Your Solar Energy
Professional, w.bouné, visits your home, business or building site to
provide a Solar
Site Survey, using real
world experience and sophisticated technology to determine the solar
energy potential of that site. This data will be used to construct
charts and lists that will provide an accurate idea of availability of
sunshine, with consideration of local historical weather conditions,
solarization and other factors such the placement of the array, or arrays,
relative to trees, other structures and or geographical formations.
The
organized data will used to provide necessary documentation to your
state tax agency and your utility company to determine the
availability of Tax Rebates, Utility rebates, and Federal Tax Credits,
as they apply in each state and locality.
The Solar
Site Survey data, in conjunction with energy use records, also will be
crucial in determining optimal system sizing, design, planning and
placement.
Armed with
Solar Site Survey information one can then get down to the business of
making final implementation decisions.
2. System Design & Sizing:
System design can be
simplified and the costs better contained with the use of one of our
Solar Sun Sets,
provided are a broad range
of pre-designed systems
Sized
to provide for the energy needs of nearly any residence, site and
usage for Grid-Tied, Grid-Tied with battery back-up and Off -Grid
systems.
We also
custom design systems to meet more specific or demanding requirements.
For
Commercial installations we can provide System Design for any size, or
usage, any combination of solar and wind plus energy storage solutions
that are superior.
3. Site Placement
Site
Placement is critical to the
highest energy production possible for
any given location. At times the Rooftop is not the ideal location
for solar
modules to receive
the maximum access to strongest and longest duration
Sunshine,
particularly in the Winter.
For
appearances or when the Roof is not
ideally situated the Solar Modules can be mounted on Ground Mounted Racks,
Trackers,
Shaded Patio Covers, or on Purpose Built Platforms.
With both
Grid-Tied and Off-Grid Solar Electric Systems, modern equipment
allow
much higher Solar Arrays DC Voltage levels, allowing greater
freedom
with array placement.
Today's On-Site
Analysis equipment allows consideration of tree trimming
options in
determining ideal placement and production of your Solar Energy
System.
You are welcome to
Contact Wm. Boune
to schedule an On-Site Solar Survey in Sonoma County, CA. or if you need
a Dealer referral in your area.
4.
Planning:
When planning your system,
logistical considerations apply. Permits must be applied for and
received in a timely manner. You must order equipment with
ample time for delivery, different components will come from different
manufacturers and some directly from the supplier's stock. When
building an Off-Grid System you must allow extra ample time for the
delivery of Batteries, some of the best are made to order so they are
prime upon receipt, you may need a 4- 8 week lead time, dependant upon
the supplier.
5. Installation:
Great care must be taken
while performing a Solar Electric installation, no mistakes can be
made, switches, panels, circuit breakers, cabling, conduits, meters,
equipment, and service panels must be installed properly, and
efficiently, with no grounding, contact or polarity issues. With
roof-top installations the mounting hardware must be installed without
causing future leaks, it is best if one can install new
roofing at the time of
installation.
Installation Is best done by a Solar Energy Professional
or by a State Licensed Electrician.
Here to help!
The owner should research local permit requirements and the time lag
involved in receiving them. If you have a good deal of
experience with household electrical circuits, switches and electrical
codes, you might handle a self installation with a bit more self education.
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