May 16, 2005 Photo: American Solar Electric |
"We have experienced an increase in customer
demand for solar systems simply due to escalating energy costs."
- Sean Seitz, President of American Solar Electric
The new photovoltaic (PV) system, installed on the roof of the facility's
warehouse, will generate over 150,000 kWh of clean, renewable energy for the
company's use each year.
"We saw a distinct advantage in utilizing the considerable solar energy
resource available to us here in Arizona," said Bob Flynn, CEO and
President of Genesis. "Our company strives to reduce its impact on the
environment wherever possible. Installing the solar panels not only helps us
achieve this, but also offers long-term economic benefits with a relatively
short-term payback. It's a win/win situation environmentally and
economically"
The system was designed and installed by American Solar Electric, a
Phoenix-based integrator of photovoltaic power systems. The company's president
Sean Seitz called the project a major accomplishment for his company and called
Genesis a forward thinking customer for seeing the value in setting a major
portion of their energy costs at a nearly fixed rate for the next 25 or more
years.
"We have experienced an increase in customer demand for solar systems
simply due to escalating energy costs," Seitz said. "A photovoltaic
power system on your home or business is one of the only ways you can control a
portion of your electricity costs. In addition, photovoltaic power systems
generate no emissions and require no water to operate, unlike coal or natural
gas power plants, thereby benefiting your environment too."
As part of Arizona Public Service Company's (APS) EPS Credit Purchase Program,
Genesis Worldwide will receive an 'incentive' payment from the power company
equal to 50 percent of the system's installed cost. In exchange for the
incentive payment, Genesis Worldwide will allow
APS to apply the environmental credits generated by the system to the utility's
solar-electric requirement. As contained in the Arizona Corporation Commission's
Environmental Portfolio
Standard, APS has a current requirement to supply (1.0%) of its retail energy
sales with
renewable energy - 60 percent of which must be solar-electric resources.
"Genesis Worldwide is setting an example for other Arizona businesses by
installing this photovoltaic power system," said Former Arizona Congressmen
Matt Salmon, the
current National Chairman of Americans for Solar Power. "When private
businesses and utilities work together to develop more distributed solar
resources, all of Arizona benefits by creating new jobs and diminishing our
dependence on out-of-state energy supplies."
The photovoltaic (PV) power system on Genesis Worldwide's facility incorporates
448 Kyocera
KC-187 photovoltaic modules. The photovoltaic modules generate electricity by
converting photons of sunlight into DC electrical current. The DC electrical
current is transformed into utility-grade power by an inverter and is then used
to power AC electrical loads on the property where the system is installed. When
excess power from the solar system is available, it is sold back to the utility
company for a credit on the customer's bill.
The photovoltaic modules are installed on the warehouse roof using a
non-penetrating attachment method. This method of attachment ensures roof
longevity and also saves time on
the installation of the solar array, thereby reducing the installed cost of the
system. The PV power system also incorporates a complete Data Acquisition System
which allows 'real-time' monitoring of system performance on a desktop computer
located within the offices of Genesis
Worldwide.
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