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June
13, 2008
Scottsdale,
AZ, USA: PebbleCreek Community Goes Solar
Several
dozen homeowners in the PebbleCreek Community in Goodyear, Arizona
are making the move to solar power and saving money in the process.
By consolidating their buying power under American Solar Electric’s
“Sunny Community” discount program, the homeowners have saved
a combined $17,120 on the installs. In all, 180 kilowatts of solar
electric power will be installed.
American
Solar Electric, a solar electric system design-build firm has
been contracted to perform the work. Each homeowner, depending
on the system size, will save between $600 to $1700 (an offset
of 30% to 70%) on their electric bill in the first year the system
is in operation. Homeowner, Dru Bacon initiated the group purchase
program with American Solar Electric.
“I
founded an Environmental Club in PebbleCreek to raise community
awareness of actions that individuals can take to aid the environment
and save money for homeowners. Photovoltaic (PV) roof panels fit
that vision perfectly. I expect electric power rates to rise dramatically
in the next few years and homeowners will be scrambling to install
PV panels. Homeowners that install PV panels now are ahead of
the curve,” said Bacon.
These
combined systems are estimated to produce 306,000 kilowatt-hours
of electricity annually. Over the life of the systems this equates
to offsetting 13,112,100 pounds of CO2.
“We
are excited to kick off the Sunny Community group purchase program
in PebbleCreek. It is with this bulk purchase that we can offer
group discounts due to increased operating efficiencies and we
look forward to working with other Valley communities in an effort
to expand the utilization of our most abundant, clean, and reliable
energy resource—the Sun.” said Sean Seitz, President of American
Solar Electric.
Prior
to opening the Sunny Community group purchase program, American
Solar Electric had installed a handful of solar electric systems
in PebbleCreek. One of the systems was installed on the roof of
Mike and Janet Knudson’s home. Commissioned last November, the
system has exceeded the Knudson’s expectations.
“We
have seen an 80% savings over last year and are very pleased.
Most of the time when we buy something it is oversold and under
delivered, but this is not the case with this system,” noted Mike
Knudson
Further details about: American
Solar Electric
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