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This Commercial Utility Interactive photovoltaic system is located at 333 Lomas Blvd NE in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. The roof mounted 9.152 kilowatt PV system consists of 44 Sharp 208 watt poly-crystalline modules. Four strings of eleven modules were combined with two SMA SB 5000US watt inverters to convert the DC to household AC.
The racking was designed to attach to metal roofing which is at a 15 degree pitch. Custom feet were fabricated to raise the module tilt angle to 20 degrees. Power Rail spanned between the feet and the modules were attached by top-clamping tamper-proof hardware.
This PV system will provide the owner with carbon-free electricity to power his office complex for decades and zero out the electric bill! Payback period is 15 years utilizing Federal income tax credits and the Production credits through the local utility.
UTILITY COMPANY: PUBLIC SERVICE OF NEW MEXICO
INSPECTION: ELECTRICAL BUREAU OF ALBUQUERQUE
INSTALLATION: DIRECT POWER AND WATER CORPORATION
DESIGN, ENGINEERING: DIRECT POWER AND WATER CORPORATION
PROJECT MANAGER: CHRISTOPHER KARSA
LEAD ELECTRICAN: DAVID HAMMACK
SYSTEM PRICE: $67,000
