Brea, CA – 192 kW |
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This cabinet manufacturing facility start their day as early as 4 am and work until 7 pm. They have heavy machinery that utilize a lot of power, which cost the business $65,000 a year. The installation of solar panels was the easiest and cheapest way to dramatically reduce their power bills. In addition, Vaha installed 18 solatubes which provide high quality day light to the warehouse and offices, which cut the lighting costs significantly. These measure resulted in a 16% ROI for the business, which will recoup the full capital outlay in 4 years. The business is on target to save more than $3MM during the lifetime of the system. That is a lot of money that can be now used to grow the business further! System DetailsNumber of panels: 700 Additional energy Efficiency: 18 Solatubes installed Lifetime Environmental Benefits
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Commercial Solar in Orange, CA
Orange, CA – 33.8 kW |
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This family-owned company constructs grading, asphalt, concrete and pipeline infrastructure in residential tracts, multifamily housing project and commercial projects. One of the company principal’s installed solar in her house and substantially reduced her bills. Upon Vaha’s advice on the feasibility of the solar for commercial spaces, her company also decided to install 144 panels on their warehouse and feed the electricity to their office building, which has the highest usage among the three buildings they own. Today the company enjoys thousands of dollars savings and a 15% ROI on their cash investment. Later in the year, they will add onto their solar system by putting panels on the third building and increase their utility offset to over 70%. System DetailsNumber of panels: 144 Lifetime Environmental Benefits
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Commercial Solar in Lakeside, CA
Lakeside, CA – 45.4kW |
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This community center offers a wide array of programs and services to the youth, adults, and seniors in the city and the surrounding areas. Due to its high public use, the facility consumes significant amount of power. In order to best use the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding, the Department of Parks and Recreation decided to commission the installation of PV panels on the facility. The 216-panel system installed on the metal seam roof provides significant portion of the electricity that the center needs. It also offers shading on the roof, which reduces the need for the air conditioning that further increases the utility savings as well as occupant comfort. The system is expected to produce 1,906,800 kWh of power for the next 30 years. System DetailsNumber of panels: 216 Lifetime Environmental Benefits
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Commercial Solar in Garden Grove, CA
Garden Grove, CA – 56.5 kW |
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This manufacturing facility produces high quality, affordable, eco-friendly detergents and soaps. All product is tracked from raw material through final manufacture in the company owned and operated plants. The owner of the company wanted to show his continued commitment to sustainability in addition to lowering his operational costs. His goals were achieved by installing a 252-panel solar system that offsets 60% of his current power usage. The system is estimated to produce around 2,360,400 kWh of electricity over a period of 30 years. System DetailsNumber of panels: 252 Lifetime Environmental Benefits
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Commercial Solar in Los Angeles, CA
El Monte, CA – 95 kW |
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Founded in 1954 by Vons employees, the Vons Credit Union (VCU) is a non-profit organization that provides financial products and services to Vons employees and their families. For the CEO of VCU, inspiration for solar and other green choices, such as a cool roof, was the accumulation of the debate over global warming as well as Safeway’s commitment to lower their carbon footprint by 390,000 tons by the end of 2010. Inspiring the community was an important part of the decision making as well as the positive financial impact of the solar power. Today VCU is continuing its sustainability efforts through the addition of a 34 kW solar carport system and by pursuing a LEED Gold level certification for Existing Buildings. System DetailsNumber of panels: 424 Lifetime Environmental Benefits
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