BASS RESIDENCE SOLAR PV PROJECT Mears Creek Farm – Calvert County, MD

10.08 KW grid tied system with battery backup

Installed and engineered by Aurora Energy, Inc.,

Columbia, MD

PROBLEM: House is not suited for a PV array.

•Roofs are not facing due south;

•House is designated as a contributing structure in an historic district;

•Solar panels are not aesthetically compatible with an historic house.

SOLUTION: Relocate a Tobacco Barn to the site to serve as a PV platform

• Barn can be placed facing due south for optimal orientation;

• No shading issue;

• South side of roof is not visible from the historic house.

SYSTEM DIAGRAM

THE INSTALLATION OF THE PANEL SUPPORT SYSTEM BEGINS

PANEL INSTALLATION BEGINS

PANEL INSTALLATION COMPLETED

INSTALLATION OF PV INVERTERS

A SUNNY DAY IN LATE JANUARY

HOUSE EQUIPTMENT:BACK-UP PANEL, TWO 5 KW BATTERY INVERTERS,

& BATTERY BANK

15 YEAR INCOME PROJECTION

$61,440.00 $3,055.00 $455.00 $2,600.00 13$200.00 2023

$58,385.00 $3,120.00 $840.00 $2,280.00 12$190.00 2022

$55,265.00 $3,315.00 $910.00 $2,405.00 13$185.00 2021

$51,950.00 $3,420.00 $1,260.00 $2,160.00 12$180.00 2020

$48,530.00 $3,640.00 $1,365.00 $2,275.00 13$175.00 2019

$44,890.00 $4,030.00 $1,820.00 $2,210.00 13$170.00 2018

$40,860.00 $3,720.00 $1,680.00 $2,040.00 12$170.00 2017

$37,140.00 $4,420.00 $2,275.00 $2,145.00 13$165.00 2016

$32,720.00 $4,020.00 $2,100.00 $1,920.00 12$160.00 2015

$28,700.00 $4,810.00 $2,730.00 $2,080.00 13$160.00 2014

$23,890.00 $4,380.00 $2,520.00 $1,860.00 12$155.00 2013

$19,510.00 $5,135.00 $3,185.00 $1,950.00 13$150.00 2012

$14,375.00 $4,680.00 $2,940.00 $1,740.00 12$145.00 2011

$9,695.00 $5,395.00 $3,640.00 $1,755.00 13$135.00 2010

$4,300.00 $4,300.00 $2,800.00 $1,500.00 10$150.00 2009

EarningsIncomeIncomeSavingsMWh(Projected)

AccumulatedAnnualSRECEnergy Calculated$/MWhYEAR

Produced by: Margaret S. Bass & William H. Bass7th Grade - Oyster-Adams Bilingual School

Washington, D.C