Case Study: 1st First SolarLease® System In House Equipped With 12-Year Old GFX System

(51 Robinhood Lane, Setauket, Long Island, NY 11733)

Guaranteed Electricity Production of Leased Solar System

Proposed System Size: 5.88 kW DC, Annual Production 6,376 kWh

Measured Performance For December 2013

Daily, Weekly, Monthly & Yearly Monitoring Results

Fig. 1(A) Proposed Solar City Design

5.88 kW, 6.38 kWh, 99% (7/25/13)

(B) GFX Model S-3-60

(Installed July 2001)

 (C) S3-60 Draining Into

Sewage Ejector

(D) 24-Panel System Installed 11/14/13

(Began Operating @ 12:30 PM)

(E) 1st 8 Panels Installed (10:50 AM)

(G) One of 24 Solar PV Panels

(I) Solar Edge Power Optimizer

(K) Power Optimizer On Each Panel

SOLAR SYSTEM DESIGN & PPRODUCTION

=  Size: 24 Panels; 5.88 kW DC (~350 Volts, 16.8 Amps)

=  Annual Production: 99% of 6,376 kWh Usage (266 kWh/Panel)

=  Production Over 20 Year Lease: 127,520 kWh

SOLAR SYSTEM SAVINGS 20-YEAR LEASE

=  $44,041; $29,906 + $14,135 assuming a 4.8% annual rate increase

ELECTRIC UTILITY COSTS WITHOUT SOLAR

=  Monthly Payment $113.36 @ 21.1¢/kWh Avg. (11/25/13)

=  Estimated Annual Increase: 4.8%

=  Total Costs (Over 20 Year Lease): $44,041

SOLAR LEASE COSTS (20-Year Custom Plan Option)

=  SolarCity Price: 17.3¢/kWh

=  Annual Increase:  None

=  Initial Payment:    None

=  NY State Tax Credit: $5,000 (-4.1¢/kWh)

=  Monthly Payment $88

=  Total 20-yr Savings: $25,167

GFX SAVINGS (25 to43% of Solar Savings)

=  1ST Year of 20-Year Lease: $212-$372 (Table B)

=  Total GFX-Savings: $6,244 to $10,956 (20 Year Lease)

=  GFX Cost: $580

=  Estimated Oil Costs: $4.00 /Gal. + 4.8% Annual Increase

Estimated Residential Savings (GFX Model S3-60)

Table A: Electric (Tank-Type)

User Type

Annual Savings

(KWh)

20-Year Savings

(KWh)

2 to 8 Showers/Day

(PP&L Field Tests)

774-2347

 

15,480 to 46,940

Medium Users

1280 (4.8 Panels)

25,600

Heavy Users

2250 (8.5 Panels)

45,000

Table B: Oil (Tank-Type)

User Type

Annual Savings

Gallons

20-Year Savings

Gallons

Medium Users

53

1060

Heavy Users

93

1863

Table C: Gas (Tank-Type)

User Type

Annual Savings

Therm

20-Year Savings

Therm

Medium Users

53.6

1073

Heavy Users

94.4

1887

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(F) Power Inverter Operational (12:30)

 

(H) SolarEdge Inverter Display (12:36)

348.6 Volts DC; 1,985.50 Watts

(J) Meter Spinning Backwards (12:37)

(L) Low Wind Cross-Section

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