Solar electricity
 Pearl School 1 kW grid tied system |
The future of energy production by our civilization will be with renewable energy sources. Or there will be no future civilizations ! Solar produced electricity is silent, non polluting and renewable. It requires no special skills to operate; it is modular and versatile; it is very reliable and virtually maintainence free ( no moving parts ) and it can be installed almost anywhere facing south. Best of all the fuel is free.
We are a dealer and licensed installer of solar electric products with Sunwize Technologies ----Sunwize on-line solar electric products catalog Photo voltaic cells are made of a semiconductor material, usually silicon. They are photosensitive and produce and electrical current when exposed to light. Individual solar cells are combined to create arrays that produce larger amounts of power. The arrays can be sized to meet the power requirements of a building. A typical home system for utility grid tied connection is in the 3 to 4 kilowatt / hour size. Our business has installed some of the first PV grid tied systems in west Michigan. We design, install and service solar electric system. |
Special Feature: the current real time operation of Huron High School Solar web pages, Huron, Michigan, with data. Go to:
and click on "Huron H.S.". The "menu" near the top that says "Home Search Historical Data Glossary Tips" takes you to other related pages.
A Guide to Photo voltaic (PV) Power Systems Design and Installation by the California Energy Commission covers designing utility-interactive PV systems. In PDF format from the CEC web site: CEC web site
State by state summary of the various rebates and other financial incentives for PV:state PV incentives
Scientific tutorials on the physics of photo voltaics: Sandia National Laboratory
"Looking Down the Barrel..." Editorial by Richard Perez, editor, Home Power magazine: Homeland Security ?