| Residential Solar Successes
in Georgia |
Though it may seem daunting and expensive,
these Georgians have taken the initiative to install
solar on their homes and show others how easy it really can
be.
The 2006 National Solar Tour in Atlanta highlighted the EcoManor and the Idea House at Glenwood Park, click here to read a synopsis.
Recent Solar Installations in Georgia 2000 - 08 |
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| Stonehurst Place - Atlanta, GA - 2008 |
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Home is used as a residence and as a bed and breakfast inn.
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Type: Solar Thermal hot water system; ten flat-plate solar collectors on the roof; three 105 gallon solar hot water storage tanks in the basement. |
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Installer: Southern Energy Solutions of Marietta, Georgia www.soenso.com |
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EcoManor - Atlanta, GA - 2006 |
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5.67 kW SunPower mono-crystalline array, grid-connected |
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Electricity generated is sold back to Georgia Power for 15¢/kWh |
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Tilt: Approximately 10º to maximize production in summer when utilities need it most |
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Installer: One World Sustainable Energy Corporation |
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| Canton, GA - 2005 |
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Size: 1.5 kW |
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Type: Grid connected with passive tracker |
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Installer: OneWorld Sustainable Energy Corporation |
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| Columbus, GA - 2005 |
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Size: 3.0 kW |
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Type: Grid connected |
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Installer: OneWorld Sustainable Energy Corporation |
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| Dahlonega, GA - 2005 |
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Size: 1 kW |
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Type: Grid connected with battery backup |
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Installer: Solairgen, Inc. |
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| Dahlonega, GA - 2005 |
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Size: 60,000 Btu |
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Type: Active indirect |
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Installer: Solairgen, Inc. |
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| Decatur, GA - 2005 |
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Size: 1.5 kW |
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Type: Grid connected |
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Installer: OneWorld Sustainable Energy Corporation |
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| Hull, GA - 2005 |
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Size: 1.5 kW |
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Type: Grid connected with passive tracker |
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Installer: OneWorld Sustainable Energy Corporation |
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| Southern Living Idea House - Atlanta, GA - 2005 |
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1.4kW photovoltaic (PV) system - located on the southern roof of the garage, generates electricity from sunlight. |
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Grid-connected
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Installer: OneWorld Sustainable Energy Corporation |
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Southern Living Idea House Case Study |
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| Brookhaven Zero Energy Home – Atlanta, Georgia - 2004 |
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2.5kW Evergreen Solar array installed on home, 3kW array installed on garage |
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first home to meet the standards of both the U.S. Department of Energy’s Build America program and Southface Energy Institute’s EarthCraft House program |
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also features a Weather TRAK rain harvesting and irrigation system by The RainHarvest Company |
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| Solar Cottage – Fargo, Georgia - 2004 |
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4.1kilowatt grid-connected photovoltaic system |
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cottage is used as an administrative building and has electrical loads larger than an average residence |
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installed by One World Sustainable Energy Corporation |
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PV system meets 67% of building energy requirements |
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