Nth Degree Energy uses the Acme camera kit and PV Watts to do a custom designed solution that fits the customers needs.  Here is what an array shot looks like to determine the amount of sun hours a day:

Pepper Solar Analysis

The grid-tied solar PV electric system was installed on the roof:

Pepper Equipment - Solar Array

The system was attached to the metal building with custom frames under UL-listed racking:

Pepper Equipment - Solar on Roof

The inverters are SMA, installed inside the facility to protect from the weather:

Pepper Equipment - Power Panel Layout

Some more statistics:

Latitude: 37.583 N
Longitude: 106.154 W
Elevation: 7710’
Declination: 9.8 deg E
Lowest Temperature -34deg F
Highest ambient Temperature 78 deg F
Total Energy used per Year: 20,240 KWH /Year
Panels facing: S 170 deg
Panel Pitch: 5/12, 19 deg
Hours of Solar Radiation: 6.24 Hours /day fixed for summer
The site has 96% of sunlight hours. Sunlight 6.24 Hrs / Available 5.99 Hrs

Find this solar electric power plant online here.

Nth Degree Solar Energy, a Grand Junction based solar design and installation company has achieved NABCEP certification.

“We have been COSEIA certified for a number of years, allowing us to deliver grid-tied solar PV electric systems in Colorado.  This additional certification allows us to design and install grid and off grid solar electric systems nationwide.” says Owen Walcher, VP of business development for Nth Degree.

The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) is a volunteer board of renewable energy stakeholder representatives that includes representatives of the solar industry, NABCEP certificants, renewable energy organizations, state policy makers, educational institutions, and the trades. Each member of the board was chosen because of his or her experience and involvement in the solar energy industry. NABCEP’s mission–to support, and work with, the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, professionals, and stakeholders–is intended to develop and implement quality credentialing and certification programs for practitioners.

NABCEP’s goal is to develop voluntary national certification programs that will:

• Promote renewable energy;
• Provide value to practitioners;
• Promote worker safety and skill; and
• Promote consumer confidence

NABCEP is committed to providing a certification program of quality and integrity for the professionals and consumer/public it is designed to serve. Professionals who choose to become certified demonstrate their competence in the field and their commitment to upholding high standards of ethical and professional practice.

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Nth Degree Energy uses the Acme camera kit and PV Watts to do a custom designed solution that fits the customers needs.  Here is what an array shot looks like to determine the amount of sun hours a day:

PPI - Solar Analysis

The grid-tied solar array was installed on the roof:

PPI-Solar Array

All the racking used to install the PV solar electric system are UL-certified (not all solar companies can say that!)

PPI- Solar Racking

This system uses SMA inverters.  Here is a shot of the power panel after installation:

PPI - Power Panel Layout

Here are some more statistics

Latitude: 39 04.656’ N

Longitude: 108 30.775’ W

Elevation: 4596’

Declination: 11.2 deg E

Lowest Temperature -22deg F

Highest ambient Temperature 92deg F

Total Electricity used/Year: 47,423 KHW

Panel Pitch: 30 deg

Hours of Solar Radiation: 5.8 Hours /day fixed for summer

View this grid-tied solar electric PV power plant here.

“My goal is to educate the farming community about the benefits of solar generated electricity.  Those benefits are both tangible, in the form of new revenue streams of income, as well as the intangibles of renewable energy, reducing our carbon foot print, helping mother earth, etc.” remarked Owen in an off the cuff interview.

The Solar 101 presentation will be delivered to get everyone up to speed on the current commercially available solar technology and teminologies. Then an introduction to Nth Degree Solar is provided followed by sample scenarios of electrical usage and possible grid-tied solar electric solutions.

To attend this presentation, contact Linda at the Colorado Potato and reserve a spot today: 719-852-3322

When: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 9 AM

Take a gander at the latest picture:

30 KW Installed Solar Electric System

Of course, the XCEL Website will probably tell you the page does not exist, becuaae before you can do anything on their site, you have to have picked a state, so go here: http://www.xcelenergy.com/ and pick Colorado as your state, then go back and try the link above and it should work.

If you want to take advantage of the higher rates XCEL is paying now, vs. the lower rates later, contact us as Nth Degree Energy to see how solar can benefit you today!

• For Colorado Residents and Businesses: click here if you are a homeowner, landlord or business owner interested in receiving a rebate.
• For Contractors: click here if you provide customers with energy efficiency or renewable energy services and want to know how this program affects you.
• For Program Partners: click here if you are a local government or utility interested in partnering with the GEO to offer rebates in your territory.

The rebates will be offered statewide on a first-come, first-serve basis through 2012 or until funds are exhausted, whichever occurs first. All energy efficiency and renewable energy rebates are designed to complement existing local incentives and create partnership opportunities when possible. The GEO has developed this program based on stringent criteria from the U.S. Department of Energy and the needs of Coloradans. For general appliance and technology categories offered in March of 2010, please follow the link to “Colorado consumer residents” above. Funding for these rebates is provided by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.