Harley Marine
Services
GoGreen Conference – April 30, 2015 Clean Energy: and how our business shapes our sustainable future Harley and Lela Franco Maritime
Center
System
Description:
29 Kw consisting of
117 250 watt
modules on Schletter
ballasted racking
system and 3 SMA
8000 277v inverters
tied to the main
switchboard of the
building.
We chose these
modules because
they were of the
highest quality and
they were able to
afford us the LEED
points needed to
achieve our goals.
Made in the USA
10 Year Warranty
Highly reliable and efficient
System Stats
ProducBon 31,297 kwhs a year Enough to power 4 average SeaIle homes all year or 12 energy eﬃcient homes all year • 
Enough to drive 1 Electric vehicle for 110,000 miles a year (4 Bmes around the earth) • 
48,000 lbs of CO2 oﬀset per year • 
972 trees planted • 
Building will use all electricity generated ﬁrst. If it is producing more than it is using, then it will go to the uBlity company and spin the net meter backwards, therefore building a credit with the uBlity company. • 
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Does this work in Seattle?
•  The federal tax credit, which returns 30% of the system cost on your next tax return •  Net metering, the state policy that makes your electric meter a two-‐way street and lets you pay only for your NET usage at the end of each billing period •  The state producBon incenBve (totally separate from net metering), which pays up to 54 cents for every kWh produced through June of 2020, regardless of whether you use it (Cap is at $5000 per year) •  Recent drops in solar equipment pricing •  The 100% state sales tax exempBon for systems up to 10 kW, and 75% exempBon for systems over 10 kW •  Can take a 5 year accelerated depreciaBon of 85% of the cost of the system (businesses only) LEED GOLD and System
Monitoring
•  Helped generate 4 LEED points by supplying 7% of the buildings electrical needs •  Contractor monitors system for 10 years to ensure it is operaBng as it should and producing as promised. Puget Sound Solar also assisted in LEED producBon numbers and new SeaIle Energy Code requirements.