Solar Powers Busy San Francisco Service Station
| Owner: | Roy and Patty Shimek |
| Geographic location: | San Francisco, California |
| System output: | 30.4 kW |
| Configuration: | 216 Kyocer KC167G panels & 12 SunnyBoy 2500U inverters |
| How/where mounted: | On levered platform attached to standing seam metal canopy |
| Total annual energy savings: | $10,000 |
| Estimated ROI payoff: | 8 years |
| Date of installation: | August 2004 |
| Designer: | Max Mayer, CCEnergy |
| Installer: | Ernesto Montenero, Sustainable Technologies |
| CCEnergy Rep: | Max Mayer |
A 30.4kW blue jewel gleams on a high-traffic San Francisco street corner.
The solar array is tilted to capture maximum solar exposure.
The solar system can be seen at street level, yet is attractively low-profile.
Brackets bolted to the backsides of the solar panels as bracing.
The installion crew worked nightshifts with a crane to get equipment onto the canopy.