The Indiana Department of Energy Development 1 sponsered an all day worksop on Photovoltac system design and considerations Wednesday at the Allen County Library. Very briefly I'll sumarize the key info here.
Website references:
Online training Books and other resources.
Hosts of the largest energy fair in the region for twenty years. Between near Stevens OPoint Wisconsin, (Point Beer). The seminar presenter was really pushing this group.
Wisconsin oriented but some good short fact sheets and guides.
Database of Govmt incentives - very thin in Indiana - yell at your reps.
Federal: 30% no limit tax credit, State of Indiana: nada
Better (cheaper) than Real Goods, (real goods, real expensive), source of solar stuff.
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The magazine.
Very Rough Costs of approx 1.5 kW systems installed:
Grid Tie system; 8-11 $/Watt
Grid-tie with tracker; 9-13 $/Watt
Grid-tie with battaries; 10-16$/Watt
Grid-tie with battaries and tracker; 13 - 17 $/Watt
Stand alone -off grid fixed; 13-17 $/Watt
(Installation included above approx 1.5$/Watt)
Upcoming seminars
March 17 Allen Co Library on Residential Wind energy systems
and The Indiana Building Green Symposium in Indy March 12-13
The Wisc Energy Fair June 19-21
The Wisc Energy Fair June 19-21
more green links:
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