Sunetric’s photovoltaic installation at the ROIZ, LLC warehouse in Kahului, Maui has been featured in the October 2011 issues of Building Industry Magazine.
The 39.4 kilowatt (kW) system is comrpised of 164 Trina Solar 240-watt multicrystalline high-efficiency solar modules, with five SMA Sunnyboy commercial utility interactive inverters.
It is estimated that the system will generate over $15,000 in revenue annually, with total return on investment expected by year four.
The system is estimated to produce enough clean energy to prevent more than 1,400 metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere, offset 3,289 barrels of oil, and preserve 26 acres of trees over 30 years.
The project was the first feed-in tariff project for both Maui and Sunetric.
“As one of the very first building owners to take advtange of the newly implemented feed-in tariff program, we knew there might be some interesting challenges associated with the project,” says Mark Rodden, owner of ROIZ, LLC. “Sunetric’s staff definitely stepped up to the plate and worked with us to make things go as smoothly as possible. Installing my system was a great investment, and I now have two more feed-in tariff projects in process with Sunetric.”
In addition, Sunetric has helped more than 12 nonprofit organizations to date go solar through its Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) program. This includes Hongwanji Mission School, St. Francis School, Kihei Baptist Church, Waipahu Free Baptist Church, Light House Outreach Church, and Mililani Presbyterian.
Building Industry Magazine also featured three Sunetric personnel announcements — Christopher Saunders’ appointment as chief operating officer and the hiring of Bradley Heyen and Henry Marrugo as commercial project managers.
