Construction

Success!  We are converting photons into electrons on our roof! 

 

Faith in Place Press Release

UUCUC Press Release

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B78aCuFQ6biYanRVeHlveDNzTWc/view

Solar Presentation PDF

 Photo Credit: Johnny Robinson's boom cam
Photo Credit: Johnny Robinson’s boom cam

Aerial video courtesy Faith in Place:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su2FLMk8cD4&feature=youtu.be&t=53

Meters:

We have two meters on our system.  The eGauge is in the building and shows total array generation in green and building use in red.   http://egauge34171.egaug.es/58863/

There is also a simplified kiosk view that shows three days at a time and the equivalent carbon offsets.  http://egauge34171.egaug.es/58863/kiosk2.html

   http://egauge34171.egaug.es/58863/
  http://egauge34171.egaug.es/58863/

 

The enphase display shows more information about the array itself and shows some energy over time information nicely.  

https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/pv/public_systems/Z4JV1211483/overview

 

 

Energize:

On March 29th, Ameren gave the OK to energize the system.  Our Ameren engineer was named Star, and by chance, her daughter even goes to the church.  She swapped our utility meter for one of the first new bi-directional “smart meters.”  She said within a year new online tools will allow us to see more detail about use and generation.  Here is the team posing for a picture.  

 Left: Ron (Ruyle Mechanical), Jason Hawksworth, Maya and Andy Robinson, Star (from Ameren), Cindy Shepard
Left: Ron (Ruyle Mechanical), Jason Hawksworth, Maya and Andy Robinson, Star (from Ameren), Cindy Shepard

 

Day one: all that’s required to hold the panels are these angle feet and cinder blocks. 

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Day two: placing the 81 panels.

 Andy Robinson
Andy Robinson

Click on the image to scroll through a slideshow.

 

Below is the link to the WCIA weather webcam.

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http://wmh1.wetmet.net/client-content/PlayerFrame.php?CAMERA=161-01-01&CFVER=WM&WIDTH=640&HEIGHT=360

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