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Solar-Tec Systems grid-tie high-efficiency solar panels

     Solar-Tec Systems is a California Solar Electric Power Contractor that installs residential California Solar Initiative (CSI) solar electric rebate systems on the Southern California Edison utility grids throughout Orange County, California. We can help Orange County homeowners to become energy independent with a state-of-the-art solar electric residential power system that takes advantage of the current California Solar Initiative (CSI) solar electric rebate incentives and the new 30% Federal Solar Electric Power System Investment Tax Credit. 

New 2008 Federal Residential 30% Solar Electric Power System Investment Tax Credit

 

     To help homeowners invest in their own solar energy system, the new 2008 Residential Solar Investment Federal Tax Credit allows homeowners to invest in your own roof or ground mount solar electric power system and receive a 30% Federal Solar Electric Power System Investment Tax Credit with no $2,000 cap. All California homeowners can use the sun’s energy to power a utility grid-tie solar electric PV power system or heat a domestic solar hot water heating system for your home and receive a 30% Federal Solar Electric Panel System Investment Tax Credit for each solar system installed between December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2016.. Individuals who install a residential solar electric panels or solar hot water heating panel systems will receive a credit against their income tax liability and carry unused credits forward to the next succeeding year. The 30 percent of the installed cost, including equipment and labor for a residential solar electric power system or solar hot water heating system installed between December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2016.


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     Solar-Tec Systems has been installing solar electric panels since 1998. Solar-Tec Systems is a licensed, bonded and insured California Solar Energy System Contractor and we guarantee our workmanship with a 10-year full-system warranty. We would design the residential solar electric system for your home and reserve the California CSI solar electric rebate incentive for the system. We would  “carry” the California CSI solar electric incentive rebate for you, thereby reducing your out-of-pocket costs. We handle the California CSI solar rebate incentive application paperwork and rebate claim processing, from start to finish. Solar-Tec Systems would handle the solar electrical building permit process and file the utility interconnection agreement to connect your solar electric system to the local utility grid. We would design and install the solar electric system components and commission your grid tie solar electric system.

Solar-Tec Systems installed Residential Solar Electric PV Power Systems

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6K Pole Mount PV System in Whittier, CA

2008 California CSI Solar Panel Rebates

     The California Solar Initiative Program (CSI), provides $2.2 Billion in solar electric PV rebate incentives over the next decade for existing and new residential homes, commercial, industrial, and agricultural properties to install solar electric grid tie power systems. Solar-Tec Systems installs residential solar electric panel grid tie power systems that qualify for the California CSI solar electric rebate incentives in Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles and Riverside County California. The current California CSI solar electric rebate incentives are available on a First Come-First Served Basis for all Southern California Edison, Anaheim Public Utilities, Imperial Irrigation District, Moreno Valley Utility, San Diego Gas & Electric and Pacific Gas & Electric customers. Contact Solar-Tec Systems to reserve your CSI California Solar Electric PV rebate for your solar electric system, a rebate reservation will guarantee your California CSI solar electric rebate incentive for one year.

 

Moreno Valley Utility "2008 Solar Special Program" $4 per Watt Solar Panel Rebate

     Customers of Moreno Valley Utility now have another reason to consider a solar panel investment - a rebate that can cut the cost of their installation by 40% or more. On August 26, 2008, the City Council approved the "2008 Solar Special Program," designed to help MVU customers at the same time it is helping the City meet its renewable energy goals. Moreno Valley Utility customers who take advantage of the 2008 Solar Special can get a rebate of $4.00/AC Watt.  Like the program offered through Southern California Edison, solar installations must be on the customer's premises, and offset part of all of the customer's own electricity demand.  Systems must have a meter that measures how much electricity is generated and therefore how much credit the customer earns against the monthly utility bill. 

California Residential Solar Electric Power System Owners Benefit from Time-of-Use Metering Program 

     California's solar electric panel system installations under the net metering law provides that all utilities must allow customers with solar electric systems rated up to 1.5 MW to interconnect with the local utility grid and receive retail value for the electricity produced. The owner of a residential grid-connected solar electric power system may buy and sell electricity each month under the Time-of-Use program. Southern California Edison’s Time-of-Use program is designed to encourage customers to reduce electricity use by charging higher rates during peak hours. This is a great advantage for solar electric power system owners.

     For example, Southern California Edison Tier 5 Time Of Use rate allows a PV system owner to run your electric meter backwards at up to $0.48 per kWh during the weekday afternoons when your solar electric power system would be generating its maximum amount of power and purchase electricity during the evenings at $0.12 per kWh. Southern California Edison would change your meter so that it can measure the amounts of electricity you use within different time periods each day of the week. With your new meter, you can check your usage during each of the Time-of-Use rate periods and monitor your electric usage patterns. This Time of Use billing method effectively improves the economics of your solar electric power system by a factor of 15% to 40% depending on your home's electrical usage.

     California residential grid-tie solar electric power PV system installations are currently eligible for the $2.20 per Watt California Solar Rebate Incentive and homeowners can also receive 30% Federal Solar Panel Investment Tax Credit  for the solar electric power system installation that has solar electric panels that are guaranteed to produce electricity for minimum of 25 years. These solar rebate incentives help homeowners afford to install their own residential grid-tie solar electric power system or grid tie battery back up solar electric system to give them power when the grid is down. California solar electric PV system installations are also exempt from property tax in California. Invest in your own grid-tie solar electric power system today and protect yourself from future electric rate increases.

Solar- Tec Power 3,960 Watt Solar Electric System

     The Solar-Tec Power 3,960 Watt System is estimated to generate 17.96 kWh per day based on 5.5 hours of sun light per day and require 325 sq.ft. of south facing roof area for a flush mount array. When the sun shines, you can generate more power than your home is consuming and your electric meter will spin backwards generating a credit. The Sunny Boy SB4000US Utility Inter-Tie Inverter has a digital performance meter that records the daily performance and cumulative kWh production total.

          Solar- Tec Power 3,960 Watt Solar Electric System Components include:
  • 18 Solartech Power Inc.SPM220P220W Polycrystalline PV Panels  (CEC 189.00 Watt)
  • UniRac flush mounting racks for Solartech Power Inc.SPM220P220W Polycrystalline Solar Panels
  • Solar stanchions and Otay solar flashings  
  • 1 SMA Sunny Boy SB4000US Utility Inter-Tie 4K Inverter with digital performance meter
  • 1 SMA Sunny Boy DC Disconnect
  • 1 AC Visible Open Disconnect, conduit, AC & DC wiring
  • 25 Year Solartech Power Inc. Solar Panel Performance Warranty
  • Solar Electric Building Permit for 4,400 Watt utility grid-tie system installation
  • Solar-Tec Systems provides a turn-key solar electric power system installation with a 10-year full-system warranty

 

Solar-Tec Power 3,960 Watt Residential Grid Tie Solar Electric Power System Total Cost Installed

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2008 California Solar Initiative Rebate for the Solar-Tec Power 3,960 Watt Solar Electric System Installation

       -$7,354*

2009 Residential Federal Tax Credit for the Solar-Tec Power 3,960 Watt Solar Electric System Installation

       - $7,135 *

Solar-Tec Power 3,960 Watt System Total Cost after California Solar Initiative Rebate and 30% Federal Solar Tax Credit

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* assuming project will receive funding in Step 3 ($2.20/Watt) for a total incentive of $7,135. ** 30% Federal Solar Electric System Tax Credit for residential grid tie solar electric system installation  

How the Southern California Edison grid tie Solar Electric Power System works:

 1. Solar Power Source
It starts with the sun. We harness the energy of the sun with solar electric panels and put that power to work for you, in your home or business.
 

 2. Power production
On both sunny and cloudy days solar panels will produce power with a solar electric system. When sunlight falls on the
solar panels, it creates electricity. There are no moving parts, so there’s no noise. Solar panels are made using high tech processes similar to those used to manufacture computer chips. Solar cells in solar electric panels convert sunlight directly into DC power.

 3. Home installation
The
solar panels are typically attached to your home’s roof to maximize the amount of sunlight they receive and therefore power they can produce. The universal roof attachment system is specifically pre-engineered and tested for strength and can fit nearly any roof type. Solar panels have a 25 year performance warranty and an estimated life span of 50 to 70 years, a solar electric power system is a great investment, giving you and your family decades of free energy and peace of mind.

4. Electricity you can use
The electrical current produced by the
solar electric panels is DC (Direct Current). This generated DC power is converted to AC power with an inverter to power your home. The electrical appliances and lights in your home operate on AC (Alternating Current) electricity. Your solar electric power system includes a Utility Inverter to convert the DC electricity to AC. Whether it is from the Southern California Edison utility grid or from your solar electric power system, the electricity you use is identical. During the day, if your solar system produces more electricity than your home or business is using, excess electric power generated would be returned to the grid and credited to your utility electricity account with a Southern California Edison net metering agreement  .

 5. Connecting it up
The final step to producing your own solar electricity is connecting your solar electric power system to the Southern California Edison utility grid.
Solar-Tec Systems would interconnect your solar electric power system to the Southern California Edison grid and complete the SCE net metering application for your the solar electric system installation. Now you’re capturing the energy of the sun to generate your own electricity for your home.

 

2008 Federal Solar Electric System Tax Credit Form        Federal Solar Residential Energy Credit Form 5695

 

 

SMA Sunny Boy SB7000US Grid-Tie Inverter

The SMA SunnyBoy SB7000US grid tie inverter is a proven, reliable, high quality pure sine wave grid tie inverter that offers Maximum Power Point Tracking

SMA SunnyBoy SB7000US Inverter

 

 

     Solar-Tec Systems offers turn-key grid tie residential Solar Roof solar energy power system installations in Southern California. Solar-Tec Systems provides architects, engineers, commercial developers and private homeowners with a single source of responsibility for the design and integration of the grid-tie solar electric power system. 

     San Diego Gas & Electric, Pacific Gas & Electric, Moreno Valley Utility and Southern California Edison each have Residential Solar Electric Rebate Incentive PV Programs that offer homeowners solar electric rebates for solar electric system installations. We offer turn key Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric utility grid tie solar electric power system installations. Solar-Tec Systems is a residential solar electric energy system installer that installs California Solar Rebate CSI Program approved state-of-the-art components in our direct grid tie solar electric power systems to be eligible for the maximum current California residential solar electric rebate incentives.

     A Solar-Tec System grid tie solar electric power system will send excess electrical power that you do not use in your home back to the utility with a Time-of-Use Utility contract. California's solar net metering law requires that all utilities must allow customers with solar electric systems receive retail value for the electricity produced at the time used or produced. The California CSI solar rebates, the Southern California Edison or San Diego Gas & Electric Time-of-Use Utility contract and the 30% Federal Solar Investment Tax Credit are big encouragements for California homeowners to purchase their own solar grid tie power system. Solar-Tec Systems installs California's Public Utilities Commission and Energy Commission's solar electric CSI solar electric rebate systems for the California New Solar Homes Partnership Program and the Affordable Housing Program.

Residential Solar Electric Power System Site Inspection Form

Fill out the residential solar electric power system site inspection form below and click submit.  Solar-Tec Systems will contact you to schedule a site inspection to assess the solar energy potential of your home. We can determine your daily power consumption and design a solar electric power system for your home.

Name:

Solar Electric Site Street Address:     

Solar Electric Site City:  

Solar Electric Site Zip Code:

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e-mail address: 

Who is your electric utility provider?  

The proposed solar installation would be on an 

What is the size of your main service panel 

What is your average monthly kWh usage for the past year?

Does your home have a South facing or flat roof area for the solar modules?

How much South facing or flat roof area is there available for solar electric modules? 

What type of roofing material do you have ?

Time Line for Installation ?  

How did you hear about Solar-Tec Systems?  

 

 

What is Photovoltaics and how does a Solar Electric Power PV System work?   

Frequently Asked Questions

(source: U.S. DOE, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy)

Photovoltaics

Q:   What is photovoltaics (solar electricity), or "PV" ?
A:  What do we mean by photovoltaics ? The word itself helps to explain how photovoltaic (PV) or solar electric technologies work. First used in about 1890, the word has two parts: photo, a stem derived from the Greek phos, which means light, and volt, a measurement unit named for Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), a pioneer in the study of electricity. So, photovoltaics could literally be translated as light-electricity. And that's just what photovoltaic materials and devices do; they convert light energy to electricity , as Edmond Becquerel and others discovered in the 18th Century.

Q:   How can we get electricity from the sun?
A:   When certain semiconducting materials, such as certain kinds of silicon, are exposed to sunlight, they release small amounts of electricity. This process is known as the photoelectric effect . The photoelectric effect refers to the emission, or ejection, of electrons from the surface of a metal in response to light. It is the basic physical process in which a solar electric or photovoltaic (PV) cell converts sunlight to electricity.

Sunlight is made up of photons , or particles of solar energy. Photons contain various amounts of energy, corresponding to the different wavelengths of the solar spectrum. When photons strike a PV cell , they may be reflected or absorbed, or they may pass right through. Only the absorbed photons generate electricity. When this happens, the energy of the photon is transferred to an electron in an atom of the PV cell (which is actually a semiconductor ).

With its newfound energy, the electron escapes from its normal position in an atom of the semiconductor material and becomes part of the current in an electrical circuit. By leaving its position, the electron causes a hole to form. Special electrical properties of the PV cell—a built-in electric field—provide the voltage needed to drive the current through an external load (such as a light bulb).

Q:   What are the components of a photovoltaic (PV) system?
A:  A PV system is made up of different components. These include PV modules (groups of PV cells), which are commonly called PV panels ; one or more batteries ; a charge regulator or controller for a stand-alone system; an inverter for a utility-grid-connected system and when alternating current (ac) rather than direct current (dc) is required; wiring ; and mounting hardware or a framework .

Q:   Can I use photovoltaics (PV) to power my home?
A:  PV can be used to power your entire home's electrical systems, including lights, cooling systems, and appliances. PV systems today can be blended easily into both traditional and nontraditional homes. The most common practice is to mount modules onto a south-facing roof or wall.

Other Resources:  To learn more about energy saving tips and renewable energy technologies, visit U. S. Department of Energy's Energy Saver's Web site

Q:   Can I use photovoltaics (PV) to power my business?
A:  PV systems can be blended into virtually every conceivable structure for commercial buildings. You will find PV being used outdoors for security lighting as well as in structures that serve as covers for parking lots and bus shelters, generating power at the same time. Indoors , PV systems are used to offset and operate all kinds of electrical systems, including lights, cooling systems, and appliances.

To learn more about energy saving tips and renewable energy technologies, visit U. S. Department of Energy's Energy Saver's Website.

Q:   Are photovoltaic (PV) systems used in government buildings?
A:  With its 500,000 buildings, the federal sector represents about one-half of one percent of the entire U.S. building inventory, but this is still considerable. Each year, U.S. taxpayers spend more than $3 billion to heat, cool, light, and power those buildings.

During the past 20 years, this energy bill has been reduced by investing in energy efficiency and using renewable energy (including solar) systems in new and existing federal buildings. The federal government is committed to installing solar electric and solar thermal energy systems on 20,000 federal buildings by 2010. In fact, the government exceeded its preliminary commitment of installing 2,000 systems on federal buildings by the year 2000.

Q:   How do I know if I have enough sunlight for PV?
A:  A photovoltaic (PV) system needs unobstructed access to the sun's rays for most or all of the day. Climate is not really a concern, because PV systems are relatively unaffected by severe weather. In fact, some PV modules actually work better in colder weather. Most PV modules are angled to catch the sun's rays, so any snow that collects on them usually melts quickly. There is thus enough sunlight to make solar energy systems useful and effective nearly everywhere in the United States .

Even hail won't harm most PV systems. Most homes have adequate roof space for a PV system, but you will have to size your system first to discover how much space is required. If you don't have adequate roof space, look at other options such as integrating the system into a wall or putting the system in the backyard. You could also use the system to cover a porch or patio in the backyard or mount the system on the roof or wall of a garage.

Other Resources:  To learn more about energy saving tips and renewable energy technologies, visit U. S. Department of Energy's Energy Saver's Website .

To obtain information about solar resources in your area, see Solar Radiation Basics.

To view some helpful decision-making tools, visit DOE's Building Energy Software Tools Directory.

To learn more about the basics of PV, see Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) PV website to request a copy of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems: A Handbook, which presents recommended design practices for stand-alone PV systems.

See also NREL's A Consumer's Guide: Get Your Power from the Sun.

 

Solar-Tec Systems

 33971-A Silver Lantern, Dana Point, California 92629

 California Solar Electric System Contractor C-46 # 752181

Phone: 949.248.9728             FAX: 949.248.9729

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Solar-Tec Systems is a Southern California Solar Electric System Contractor that offers quality residential grid tie Solar Electric Power PV Panel System Installations in Orange County, San Diego County, Los Angeles County and Riverside Counties, California. Solar-Tec Systems installs high-efficiency solar  panels on our grid tie residential solar electric system installations in the local communities of Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano,  Monarch Bay, San Clemente, Monarch Beach, Laguna Beach, Mission Viejo, Capistrano Beach, Laguna Niguel, South Laguna, Murrieta, Lake Forest, Laguna Hills, Emerald Bay, Rancho Santa Margarita, Vista, Temecula, Laguna Woods, Newport Coast, Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Seal Beach, Los Alamitos, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Brea, Oceanside, Fallbrook, Bonsall, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Orange, Ladera Ranch, Carlsbad, Tustin, Foothill Ranch, Three Arch Bay, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Irvine, El Toro, Westminster, Yorba Linda, Aliso Viejo, Silverado, Trabuco Canyon, San Juan Hot Springs, Anaheim Hills, Balboa, Balboa Island, Corona Del Mar, Coto de Caza  and Portola Hills, Seal Beach, Fullerton, Placentia, Corona, Temecula, Perris, La Mirada, Norwalk, Lakewood, Whittier, Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, San Juan Hot Springs. .Solar-Tec Systems installs residential and commercial solar electric panels that back feed excess power to the Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric, Pacific Gas & Electric, Anaheim Public Utility and Imperial Irrigation District utility grids. 

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