Solar Car Commercial
| Published in Solar
In a commitment to advance the solar renewable energy movement, SRoeCo Solar created the “Solar Car Commercial” to promote the benefits of solar electric systems through creative marketing and advertising.
Calculations behind the “Solar Car Commercial”
The average cost of a complete solar installation in 2008 in California was $8.10. With the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act helping to increase the demand for solar electric systems, it can be reasonably assumed that this cost has decreased slightly. A 4 kW solar electric system priced at $7.50/W would cost $30,000. As of July 13, 2009, Southern California Edison is offering a rebate of $1.90/W AC California Energy Commission (CEC) rated.
According to the CSI-EPBB rebate calculator, a 4 kW system comprised of 20 Kyocera KC200GT 200W solar panels using an SMA SB4000US inverter located in Orange, CA, with minimal shading, facing south at a 35 degree tilt will result in a rebate of $6,160.
I used my estimating rebate calculators for SCE to determine that the rebate would be $6,156. To view this calculation, go to the SCE calculator, and type 5,940 as your kWh/year usage.
In the commercial above, I used my estimate, which is $4 less than the rebate from the CSI calculator. I also rounded the Federal tax credit rebate down to $7,150. Therefore, you can see that the numbers represented in the “Solar Car Commercial” are not only highly accurate compared to actual numbers, but also slightly rounded to the conservative side.
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