thdc 2008 - fls energy michael shore

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Proven Solar Performance

Residential, Commercial & Industrial

Breakthrough Solar Power Solutions


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Solar Insolation

Solar PV Market


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The Proximity Hotel boasts one of the nations largest solar

hot water systems with 100 panels on the roof designed andinstalled by FLS Energy of Black Mountain.

BUSINESSB

SUNDAYNovember 4, 2007

ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES CITIZEN-TIMES.com

Solar savings

JOHN FLETCHER/[email protected]

From left, Dale Freudenberger, Hardy LeGwin and Michael Shoreof FLS Energy hold up a voltaic panel at the companysheadquarters in BlackMountain.

Energy from the sun can lead to cheaper utility bills

By Dale [email protected]

Black Mountain For busi-nesses looking to improve theirbottom line, one solution comesup every day with the sun.

Once you have your systembuilt, you have free energy fallingfrom the sky, explained MichaelShore of Forward LookingSustainable Energy, a BlackMountain company that special-izes in solar hot water systems.

FLS Energy has just com-pleted the design and installationof one of the nations largestsolar hot-water systems for anew hotel in Greensboro. TheProximity Hotel boasts 100 solarpanels on its roof that will heatabout 5,000 gallons of waterdaily, saving$14,000 annually inutility bills.

Green destinationWhy pump oil from some-

where in Texas when the sun is

here?said Dennis Quaintance,the Proximity developer whoalso is workingon several otherprojects in Piedmont NorthCarolina.

Quaintance first asked tohave the system hidden on thehotel roof, but he then decided

to make the panels visible toshowcase thebuildings greendesign. The New York Timesrecently cited the Proximity asatop destination for environmen-tally conscious travelers.

The FLS energy system also

allowed theProximityto earnLeadership in Energy and En-vironmental Design Goldrating from the U.S.Green Building Council.

We founded ForwardLooking SustainableEnergy toenable businesses and familiesto save moneythrough cleanenergy solutions, said HardyLeGwin, company president.The Proximity is a perfectexample of how we can dothings in harmony with theEarth and still meet humanneeds for warmth, sanitationand comfort.

FLS Energy is workingcloser to home with homeown-ers, businesses and organiza-tions in Western North Caro-lina to make solar hot-watermainstream. The company hastargeted hospitals, restaurants,launderettesand dormitories asclients likely to be eager forsolar hot water.


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Our Goal: Tap the Persian Gulf of Rooftops

FLS Energy:

- Specializes in large scale solar

- Designs and installs both solarphotovoltaic (PV) and hot watersystems

- Southeast affiliate of SunPower, theleading solar integrator in the world

- Provides energy and corporategreening consulting services


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Hot Water

Electric (PV)

Technologies


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How Solar Works

Hot Water

Electric (PV)


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Hot Water Panels


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Comparison Shopping


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Small to Large Solar Hot Water


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Proximity, Greensboro


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Rooftop Design


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Hotel Collector Panel Layout


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A Green Hotel Grows in Greensboro


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Small to Large Solar Electric


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Dedications, Media, & Press Events


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Solar Can Be Beautiful

Dark Appearance (resemblesky-lights)

Flush mount

Integrated with roof and

building design.


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Renewables Portfolio Standards

State Goal

State RPS

Solar waterheating eligible

NC: 12.5% by 2021


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Benefits of Solar

Reduce Power Bills

Improve Energy Security

Reduce Pollution

Solve Global Warming


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Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come-- Victor Hugo

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