Nth Degree Solar Energy, a Grand Junction, Colorado based solar design and installation firm recently finished a commercial solar installation in Monte Vista. Colorado. Find it here.

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, Colorado based solar design and installation firm recently finished a commercial solar installation in Grand Junction. Colorado. Find it here.

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.

A few of the final parts and pieces are left to complete the install of a 30 KW system on North Avenue in Grand Junction.

Take a gander at the latest picture:

30 KW Installed Solar Electric System

I was driving by one of our installation sites today, and there were some guys installing solar panels on the roof of the building.  I pulled in across the street and took a quick picture, so you can see a job in process.

Installing Solar Modules on roof