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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle26><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I also
agree with Dave that based on the current pricing of modules it is proabably
more cost effective with less maintenance issues going with more fixed modules
vs a tracker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Water pumping is one
case where it may make sense to use a tracker.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>It is also good to consider a tracker here in the eastern
slopes of the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific NW if you are grid tied and
trying to maximize your pay back with a grid tied installation (Wa state
incentives and green tags are based on yearly production).<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We have high overcast days predominatly
in the winter further reducing our solar gain during those months.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>To get the most out of my system I must
maximize my production during the summer months with a tracker.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Also as a side note the 1kw system I
currently have produces an excess of power during the summer months that almost
carries me for the winter months when I need more from the grid.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Resultng in a near zero energy home,
even though I have electric heating (at $0.0175/kw hydro power off the Columbia
no other source makes sense).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In
addition my energy demands are quite low with my small passive solar straw bale
house.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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Hoffer PE<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]<b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Dana<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, January 03, 2010
12:17 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> dkatz@aeesolar.com;
'RE-wrenches'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches]
Evergreen</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dave,</span></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>That is a good a
point that we have mulled over. Here in CO we get a monsoon in summer that it
will be clear in the AM and build up to showers and then clear at sunset. This
would not validate the tracker all by itself but it does allow for max output
while the sun shines. Lack of space could be part of the issue for a tracker
decision over fixed too. And then there are clients who just got to have the
tracker, no arguments there. </span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>One comment from my
neighbors is that the fixed arrays and the flat plates do reflect in their
windows a couple of times a year in spring and again in fall but never a
complaint from the tracker as the azimuth and elevation are perfect all the
time.</span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
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font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>David Katz<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, January 03, 2010
12:35 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> RE-wrenches<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches]
Evergreen</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Since modules are getting so inexpensive, the big
questions is what is the best way to get 33% more power? Is it better to use
33% more modules on a fixed array, or use a tracker? Which one costs
less? It costs $1.50 to $2.00 per watt for a tracker. If
modules cost $3 per watt and a fixed mount costs $.040 per watt , 33% of $3.40
per watt is $1.12 per watt. And trackers don't come with a 25 year
power output warranty. I see tackers making sense when the array is
powering a centrifugal pump in the summer or possible a time-of-use grid tie
that pays more in the summer. You are definitely better off with more
modules on a fixed array in an off grid situation because you always need more
power in the winter when the tracker is least effective.<br>
David<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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and see the data over time. It is a very good argument for tracking. We have a
Durango client that we installed 12 KW GIT tracked and it is outperforming the
expectations of our client too.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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will be the shift in how the world uses power! - Dana Orzel</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <a
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Allan Sindelar<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 31, 2009
8:13 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> RE-wrenches<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches]
Evergreen</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dana,<br>
Thank you for this information. I would like to clarify what you wrote. We have
long accepted that trackers may be expected to increase daily output by about
35-40% in the summer and 10-15% in the winter, due to the differences in the
sun's seasonal elevation and the resultant length of the solar day. It sounds
as if you measured the effective increase from approximately summer solstice -
winter solstice and got a 32% gain. You previously got the same gain (33%)
measuring from last winter solstice to summer solstice. This makes sense, as it
averages winter and summer gains over two roughly equal periods, with
variations (summer monsoons, etc.) being within acceptable error. <br>
And whether grid-tied, grid-tied with backup, or off-grid is irrelevant as long
as you can compare and record the outputs of the two otherwise identical
arrays, one tracked and one fixed.<br>
Do I understand this right? If so, it's good real-world data for design
purposes.<br>
Allan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><span class=il><b><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Allan</span></font></b></span><b><span style='font-weight:bold'> Sindelar</span></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br>
<a href="mailto:Allan@positiveenergysolar.com" target="_blank"><span class=il>Allan</span>@positiveenergysolar.com</a><br>
NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Installer<br>
EE98J Journeyman Electrician<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Positive Energy, Inc.</span></b><br>
3201 Calle Marie<br>
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>505 424-1112</span></b><br>
<a href="http://www.positiveenergysolar.com/" target="_blank">www.positiveenergysolar.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<br>
Dana Orzel wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=4 color="#1f497d"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>This
is for a grid tied with battery backup Outback system.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=4 color="#1f497d"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>The
32% increased gain for the tracker VS. fixed mount production is an average of
the last 180 days and I checked it in the spring for the last 180 days [over
the winter] and it was 33%. The 12 – Evergreen 180 watt modules produce about
65 -70% of our home and office’s electrical requirements.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color="#1f497d"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>Thanks,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 color="#1f497d"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>Dana
Orzel</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:2.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color="#1f497d"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Dana,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:2.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color="#1f497d"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>That 32% is
a very useful number, and it matches with our experience as well. But I need to
verify a couple of assumptions, please:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:2.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color="#1f497d"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Does this
represent average annual production, rather than peak seasonal? And is it a
grid-tied system?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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0in;margin-left:2.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color="#1f497d"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Thanks,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:2.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color="#1f497d"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Allan</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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0in;margin-left:2.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color="#1f497d"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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0in;margin-left:2.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Allan
Sindelar</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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