Solar Energy International installs solar PV system on Paonia Town Hall

 

�By Kathy Swartz, Solar Energy International's Renewable Energy Education Program Director

Solar Energy International recently installed a 6.3kW PV system on Town Hall in Paonia, Colorado. A grant from the StEPP Foundation funded the hardware, Solar Energy International donated design and labor time, and Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) and the Town of Paonia gave their support to the project.� At 6.3kw, the system is the largest in the town of Paonia, and is visible from downtown.�

Lucien Pevec, a Town Council Trustee, wrote the grant for the project and approached Solar Energy International to help. At first we thought we could get 3-4 kW with the available funds. However, from when the grant was submitted to when the system was designed,�prices of solar had dropped and we were able to stretch the budget to have 6300 watts installed.�

"For a town that is the home to SEI's PV department and training center, it is great to finally have a commercial PV system that can bee seen when� walking through downtown," said Kris Sutton, the lead installer and a Solar Energy Intrnational PV Instructor.

The system is made up of 30-210 watt modules and 30 micro-inverters. It is mounted on a ballasted racking system on a flat roof that is tilted up to about 38 degrees. The inverters are grid connected and are tied into the three phase main service panel of the building.� The array also has a web-based monitoring system so anyone can look at production online, which the town can display on its own website.

Source: http://www.solarenergy.org/blog/solar-energy-international-installs-solar-pv-system-paonia-town-hall

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