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Our Customers
Angelo and Mary Valente
Woodland Hills, CA
LADWP 3.1 kW-STC
 The Valentes were on a Time of Use rate, and chose to purchase a PV system which produced less than their daily energy usage. However, it performed well as a "peak shaving" system, whereby their most expensive electricity in the LADWP area-weekdays Noon to 5 pm-was largely eliminated.
We used 22 Shell Solar SP-140 modules and a SMA America Sunny Boy 2500 inverter with display. About half of the PV modules were placed on a 4:12 south-facing roof while the remainder had to be placed on 4:12 west- and east-facing roofs with tilt legs.
 The Valentes also wanted to be able to swim in their pool a full seven months of the year. Shown at the left is a portion of the solar hot water system with 280 sq. ft. of collector area. The pool also had a removable cover. The system is fully automatic, so that the solar collectors have circulating water only when the Sun shines. There is a high temperature cutoff and the collectors drain back into the pool when the pump is not running.
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