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Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
is a City of Los Angeles and a County of Los Angeles Solar Electric
Contractor
that installs grid tie solar electric panel systems on the Los Angeles Department of
Water & Power grid under the Solar Green Power Program.
We have been installing grid tie solar electric panel systems
since 1998.Our approach brings continuity to your solar electric system
installation. We design the solar electric system for your home and and
reserve the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Solar Green Power
Program Rebate Incentive for the system.
Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
would handle the
City of Los
Angeles solar electric building permit, file the LADWP Green Power solar
electric rebate
application and the utility interconnection agreement for your PV system. We
install the solar electric system on your
home and commission your grid tie solar electric power system.
Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
is a licensed, bonded
and insured City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Solar Energy Contractor and we guarantee our
workmanship with a 10-year full-system warranty.
We can help you to become energy
independent with a state-of-the-art
Los Angeles Department of Water
& Power
solar electric PV power system.
US TREASURY DEPARTMENT to
issue solar grants equal to 30% of the Cost of commercial Solar Projects Started
in next two years
For Los Angeles corporate commercial solar electric system projects started
during 2009 and 2010, solar projects that are eligible for depreciation or
amortization (typically those owned by corporate tax filers) can receive a
30% Federal cash grant in lieu of the 30% tax
credit. The Treasury Department will
administer the solar grant program and is required to pay out each solar grant
within 60 days of the receipt of each application [Section 1603]. The corporate
commercial solar electric system solar grant is not subject to federal taxes [Section 1104].
The same eligibility of the investment solar tax credit applies; in particular,
this means that governmental and non-tax paying entities aren’t eligible. Almost
all
corporate commercial solar electric PV applications should be eligible,
New 2009 Solar Electric Power System 30% Federal Investment Tax Credit
To help homeowners invest in
their own solar energy system, the new 2008 Residential Solar Investment
Federal Tax
Credit allows homeowners to invest in your own roof or ground mount solar electric power
system and receive a
2009 Solar Electric Power System 30% Federal Investment Tax
Credit
with no $2,000 cap.
All California homeowners can use the sun’s energy to power a
utility grid-tie solar electric PV power system or heat a
domestic solar hot water heating system for your home
and receive a
2009 Solar Electric Power System 30% Federal Investment Tax Credit
for each solar system installed between December 31, 2008 and December
31, 2016.. Individuals who install a residential solar electric panels
or solar hot water heating panel systems will receive a credit against
their income tax liability and carry unused credits forward to the next
succeeding year. The 30 percent of the installed cost, including
equipment and labor for a residential solar electric power system or
solar hot water heating system installed between December 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2016
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Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
would submit the
LADWP
Solar Green Power Program Solar Rebate Incentive Application
for
the Residential/Small Non-Residential Customer or the Medium/Large Non-Residential Customers solar electric
power system. We
offer turn-key solar electric grid tie PV installations that are
grid tie on the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Utility Power Grid.
We “carry” the
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Solar Green Power Rebate
Incentive for the system
for you, thereby reducing your
out-of-pocket costs.
Any Los Angeles Department of Water &
Power
customer, residential or commercial, can participate in the
Solar Rebate Incentive PV Program. Under
the new LA Solar Roof Incentive
Program the rebate is determined by your home location and the installed
solar electric module orientation and angle; the
LADWP
solar rebate incentives listed below are examples.
Roof mount Commercial system Roof Mount Commercial System
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Time-of-Use
Metering Program
California's net metering law provides that all utilities must
allow customers with solar electric systems rated up to 1.5 MW
to interconnect with the local utility grid and receive retail
value for the electricity produced.
The owners of Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power grid-connected solar electric systems may buy and sell electricity
each month under the Time-of-Use program. Los
Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Time-of-Use program is designed
to encourage customers to reduce electricity use by charging
higher rates during peak hours.
For example,
the LADWP Time Of Use rate allows you to run your electric meter
backwards during peak hours at a higher electrical rate per kWh
when your solar electric system would be generating its maximum
amount of power and purchase electricity during the evenings at
lower cost per kWh.
This is a great advantage for solar electric system owners. Los
Angeles Dept. of Water & Power would change your meter so that
it can measure the amounts of electricity you use within
different time periods each day of the week. With your new
meter, you can check your usage during each of the Time-of-Use
rate periods and monitor your electric usage patterns. This Time
of Use billing method effectively improves the economics of your
solar power electric system by a factor of 15% to 40% depending
on your electrical usage.
Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
is a City of Los Angeles Residential and
Commercial Solar Electric Contractor that offers Los Angeles
homeowners solar electric PV system installations on the the Los Angeles Department of Water
and Power Solar Rebate Program. The LADWP Solar Rebate
Incentive Program offers solar photovoltaic rebate incentives
for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power residential and
commercial utility customers who install solar electric power
systems.
Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
offers turn key
LADWP residential and commercial business grid
tie solar electric PV system installations under Los Angeles
Department of Water & Power Solar Green Power Program. We
install only LADWP Solar Rebate Incentive Program approved
components in our utility grid tie solar electric system
installations to be eligible for the current LA PV rebates.
Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
solar electric grid tie power system installations come with a
ten year full system warranty; the solar electric panels have a
twenty five performance warranty and are are expected to produce
electricity over the next 30-40 years. Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
installs the Los Angeles Department of Water and
Power Solar Rebate Program solar electric rebate systems that
are grid tied so excess electrical power you do not use is sold
back to the utility with a Time-of-Use Utility contract. The Los
Angeles Department of Water and Power Solar Rebate Program and
the Federal Solar Energy Tax Credits encourage homeowners and
business owners to purchase their own solar grid tie power
system.
1.
Solar Power Source
It starts with the sun. We harness the energy of the sun with
solar electric panels and put
that power to work for you, in your home or business.
2.
Power
production
On both sunny and cloudy days solar panels will produce power
with a solar
electric system. When sunlight falls on the
solar panels,
it creates electricity. There are no moving parts, so there’s no
noise. Solar panels are made using high tech processes similar
to those used to manufacture computer chips.
Solar cells in solar
electric panels convert sunlight directly into DC power.
3.
Home installation
The
solar panels
are typically attached to your home’s roof to maximize the
amount of sunlight they receive and therefore power they can
produce. The universal roof attachment system is specifically
pre-engineered and tested for strength and can fit nearly any
roof type.
Solar panels have a 25 year performance warranty and an estimated life span of
50 to 70 years, a solar electric
power system is a great investment, giving you and your family decades of free energy and peace of mind.
4.
Electricity you can use
The electrical current produced by the
solar electric panels
is DC (Direct Current).
This generated DC power is converted to AC
power with an inverter to power your home.
The electrical appliances and lights in your home operate on AC (Alternating
Current) electricity. Your solar electric power system includes a
Utility Inverter
to
convert the DC electricity to AC. Whether it is from the Los Angeles Department of
Water and Power utility grid or from your solar electric power system, the electricity you use is identical.
During the day, if your solar system
produces more electricity than your home or business is using, excess electric power generated would
be returned to the grid and credited to your utility electricity account
with a
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
net metering agreement
.
5.
Connecting it up
The final step to producing your own solar electricity
is connecting your solar electric power system to the
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power utility grid.
Solar-Tec Systems
would
interconnect your solar electric power system to the Los
Angeles Department of Water and Power grid and complete
the LADWP net metering application for your the solar electric
system installation. Now you’re capturing the energy of
the sun to generate your own electricity for your home.
Please
fill out the solar energy power system site inspection form below to receive a
LADWP solar system quotation. The
LADWP rebate
incentives are calculated by the orientation, angle and shading of your
roof. We will need to do a site inspection to see your roof and your main
electrical service panel size and location to give a solar electric system
quotation that includes the
LADWP rebate
incentives and the new 30 % Federal Tax Credit.
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What is Photovoltaics and how
does a Solar Electric Power PV System work?
Frequently Asked Questions
(source: U.S. DOE, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy)
Photovoltaics
Q:
What is photovoltaics (solar electricity), or
"PV" ?
A: What do we mean by
photovoltaics
? The word itself helps to explain how photovoltaic (PV) or
solar electric technologies work. First used in about
1890, the word has two parts: photo, a stem derived from the Greek phos,
which means light, and volt, a measurement unit named for Alessandro
Volta (1745-1827), a pioneer in the study of electricity. So,
photovoltaics could literally be translated as light-electricity. And
that's just what photovoltaic materials and devices do; they convert light energy to electricity
, as Edmond Becquerel and
others discovered in the 18th Century.
Q:
How can we get
electricity from the sun?
A: When certain semiconducting materials, such
as certain kinds of silicon, are exposed to sunlight, they release small
amounts of electricity. This process is known as the photoelectric effect
. The photoelectric effect refers to the
emission, or ejection, of electrons from the surface of a metal in
response to light. It is the basic physical process in which a solar
electric or photovoltaic (PV) cell converts sunlight to electricity.
Sunlight is made up of photons
, or particles of solar
energy. Photons contain various amounts of energy, corresponding to the
different wavelengths of the solar spectrum. When photons strike a
PV cell , they may be reflected or absorbed, or they
may pass right through. Only the absorbed photons generate electricity.
When this happens, the energy of the photon is transferred to an
electron in an atom of the PV cell (which is actually a semiconductor
).
With its newfound energy, the electron escapes from its normal position
in an atom of the semiconductor material and becomes part of the current
in an electrical circuit. By leaving its position, the electron causes a
hole to form. Special electrical properties of the PV
cell—a built-in electric field—provide the voltage needed to drive the
current through an external load (such as a light bulb).
Q:
What are the components of a photovoltaic (PV)
system?
A: A PV system is made up of different
components. These include PV modules (groups of PV cells), which are
commonly called PV panels ; one or more batteries
; a charge regulator or controller
for a stand-alone system; an inverter
for a
utility-grid-connected system and when alternating current (ac) rather
than direct current (dc) is required; wiring ; and
mounting hardware or a framework .
Q:
Can I use photovoltaics (PV) to power my home?
A: PV can be used to power your entire home's
electrical systems, including lights, cooling systems, and appliances.
PV systems today can be blended easily into both traditional and
nontraditional homes. The most common practice is to mount modules onto
a south-facing roof or wall.
Other Resources:
To
learn more about energy saving tips and renewable energy technologies,
visit
U. S.
Department of Energy's Energy Saver's Web site
Q:
Can I use
photovoltaics (PV) to power my business?
A: PV systems can be blended into virtually every
conceivable structure for commercial buildings. You will find PV being
used outdoors for security lighting as well as in
structures that serve as covers for parking lots and bus shelters,
generating power at the same time. Indoors , PV systems
are used to offset and operate all kinds of electrical systems,
including lights, cooling systems, and appliances.
To learn more about energy saving tips and renewable energy
technologies, visit
U. S. Department of Energy's Energy Saver's Website.
Q:
Are
photovoltaic (PV) systems used in government buildings?
A: With its 500,000 buildings, the federal sector
represents about one-half of one percent of the entire U.S. building
inventory, but this is still considerable. Each year, U.S. taxpayers
spend more than $3 billion to heat, cool, light, and power those
buildings.
During the past 20 years, this energy bill has been reduced
by investing in energy efficiency and using renewable energy
(including solar) systems in new and existing federal buildings. The
federal government is committed to installing solar electric and solar
thermal energy systems on 20,000 federal buildings by 2010. In fact, the
government exceeded its preliminary commitment of installing 2,000
systems on federal buildings by the year 2000.
Q:
How do I know if I have enough sunlight for PV?
A: A photovoltaic (PV) system needs unobstructed
access to the sun's rays for most or all of the day. Climate is not
really a concern, because PV systems are relatively unaffected by severe
weather. In fact, some PV modules actually work better in colder
weather. Most PV modules are angled to catch the sun's rays, so any snow
that collects on them usually melts quickly. There is thus enough
sunlight to make solar energy systems useful and effective nearly
everywhere in the United States .
Even hail won't harm most PV systems. Most homes have adequate roof
space for a PV system, but you will have to size your system first to
discover how much space is required. If you don't have adequate roof
space, look at other options such as integrating the system into a wall
or putting the system in the backyard. You could also use the system to
cover a porch or patio in the backyard or mount the system on the roof
or wall of a garage.
Other Resources: To learn more about
energy saving tips and renewable energy technologies, visit
U. S. Department of
Energy's Energy Saver's Website .
To obtain information about solar resources in your area, see
Solar Radiation Basics.
To view some helpful decision-making
tools, visit
DOE's
Building Energy Software Tools Directory.
To learn more about the basics of PV, see
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
PV website to request a copy of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems: A
Handbook, which presents recommended design practices for stand-alone PV
systems.
See also NREL's A
Consumer's Guide: Get Your Power from the Sun.
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Solar-Tec Systems, INC
33171 Paseo Cerveza, Suite 224
San Juan Capistrano,
California 92675
California General Building
Contractor B # 752181
Los Angeles Solar
Electric System Contractor C-46 # 752181
Phone:
949.248.9728
FAX: 949.248.9729
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Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
offers top quality turn-key high-efficiency grid tie solar
electric panel systems in Los Angeles on the
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
and Southern California Edison Utility grids.
Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
has been designing and installing roof and ground mounted grid
tie solar electric power systems in Southern California since
1998.
Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
is a Southern California Solar Energy System Contractor and
Installer that offers residential and commercial grid tie Solar
Electric Power PV System Installations.
Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
is an Orange County Solar Hot Water Heating Contractor, San
Diego Solar Hot Water Heating Contractor, Los Angeles Solar Hot
Water Heating Contractor and Riverside County Solar Hot Water
Heating Contractor that installs the Heliodyne Gobi solar hot
water heating systems.
Solar-Tec Systems, Inc.
offers utility grid tie solar electric power system
installations, Heliodyne solar water heater systems and solar
pool heating systems in the local communities of Dana Point, San
Juan Capistrano, Monarch Bay, San Clemente, Monarch Beach,
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Wilmington and San Pedro, California. Solar-Tec
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