OneWorld Sustainable Energy Corporation

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OneWorld Sustainable Energy
Corporation
Solar Solutions for Residential,
Commercial, and Industrial Markets.
Athens/Savannah/Jacksonville
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All solar is local.
Tip ONeill
Unlike, say, coal, oil, natural gas, or enriched
uranium, each of which must be transported, often
hundreds or thousands of miles, to where it can
be harnessed as fuels to create electricity,
solar energys value is highest in the places
where it is found,
Everywhere
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The U.S. is the Saudi Arabia of Solar
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Solar Photovoltaics
The process of converting light (photons) to
electricity (voltage) is called the photovoltaic
(PV) effect.
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World PV Market Growth
World solar photovoltaic market installations
soared to 1,460 Megawatts in 2005, representing
growth of 34 over 2004.
The major driver of world market growth was the
strong grid-connect sector, up 57 to account for
77 of the market.
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Net Metering
Under federal law, utilities must allow
independent power producers to be interconnected
with the utility grid, and utilities must
purchase any excess electricity they generate.
The term net metering refers to the method of
accounting for a photovoltaic (PV) system's
electricity production.
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Grid Tie Solar System
Solar Photovoltaic Modules
Inverter
Breaker Box
Utility Meter
Grid-connected or utility-interactive PV systems
are designed to operate in parallel with, and are
interconnected to, the electric utility grid.
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Net Metering Rules
www.dsireusa.org


January 2006
25 kW
100 kW
50 kW
25
VT 15/150
100


NH 25
100
50
MA 60

40
25
RI 25
10/400
30
20

25/100
CT 100

25

varies
NJ 2,000
no limit
500

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DE 25
30


2,000
10
MD 80
25

1,000
VA 10 /500
15

DC 100
20/100

100
25/100

10
10
10/100

50
25/100
10
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Net metering is available in 40 states D.C.
State-wide net metering for all utility types
State-wide net metering for certain utility
types (e.g., IOUs only)

Net metering offered by one or more individual
utilities
s indicate system size limit (kW) in some
cases limits are different for residential and
commercial as shown
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Crystalline Solar Modules
Most efficient now up to 18
Most Common 93
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Building Integrated PV - BIPV
Amorphous
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Department of Natural Resources - Administrative
Building Stephen C. Foster State Park
4.5kW Grid Tie PV
Georgia has more state owned LEED certified
buildings than any other state in the USA.
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Department of Natural Resources Visitors
Center Sweetwater Creek State Park
11kW Grid Tie PV
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12.6kW Grid Tie PV Savannah, Ga.
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6kW Grid Tie PV Atlanta, Ga.
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SOLAR SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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Developing World School Projects
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Kibera Slum Nairobi, Kenya
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Kibera Slum Nairobi, Kenya
Acute respiratory infections (caused by inhaling
fumes from kerosene or biomass fuels) are the
most prevalent cause of death in children under 5
years of age in developing countries.
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Oglethorpe County High School 1.5kW PV System
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Woodward Academy 1.8kW PV System
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Hiram High School 1.15kW PV System
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Mill Creek High School 1.15kW PV System
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Heritage High School
Sandy Creek High School
1.15kW PV Systems
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50kW PV System Public School
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25kW PV System University of South Carolina
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16kW PV System Coastal Carolina University
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Flat Roof Mounting Solutions
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Solar System Monitoring
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Solar System Monitoring
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Solar System Monitoring
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Irwin County CASE Farm, Ocilla, GA 1.15 kW(DC)
Capacity
Mill Creek High School, Hoschton, GA 1.15 kW(DC)
Capacity
Oconee County High School, Watkinsville, GA 1.15
kW(DC) Capacity
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Solar Benefits
Avoided Emissions
10kW Solar PV System Savannah, Ga.
Annual kWh Production 13,912 Lifetime kWh
Production 347,800
Annual Avoided Emissions 51 Pounds NOx
140 Pounds SO2 23,677 Pounds
CO2
Lifetime Avoided Emissions 1,275 Pounds NOx
3,500 Pounds SO2 591,925
Pounds CO2
kWh production numbers based on latitude 32N -
fixed array with tilt of 32 degrees. System
Lifetime based on 25 year projections.
Note The emission information reported above is
derived from EPA's eGRID database for calendar
year 2000.
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Solar Thermal
Domestic Hot Water
Active System
Passive System
Water Heating is 17 - 23 of the total monthly
utility bill.
Solar DHW Systems can supply 50 80 of the
total hot water needs.
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Solar Thermal
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Georgia State University - Solar Thermal
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Developing a Solar School Program
The more individuals and organizations that are
involved in the process (and the earlier the
better), the more successful the project is
likely to be.
A good program has hardware that is integrated
into studies and lessons, and the project
involves the entire community.
Find at least one enthusiastic champion.
Obtain buy-in up front.
Be sure the schools custodial and maintenance
staff are engaged and educated.
Create community ownership.
Provide teachers with a curriculum, lesson plans,
and/or experiments.
Computer hook-ups and real-time data are great
learning tools.
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Energy Policy Act of 2005
Federal solar tax incentives enacted in the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 allow homeowners a tax
credit of 30 for qualifying solar electric (PV)
or solar water heating expenditures, up to a
maximum of 2,000 per technology. For businesses,
the investment tax credit is increased from 10
to 30 of qualified solar property expenditures,
with no cap on the credit amount. These
incentives apply to equipment placed in service
during 2006-2007.
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Commercial Solar Tax Credit
The commercial solar tax credit is 30 of the
"tax credit basis" that a company has invested in
eligible property that is put into service
during 2006 and 2007. It is 10 of tax credit
basis for property put into service in other
years.
The commercial solar tax credit may be claimed
for spending on two types of equipment 1.
Equipment which uses solar energy to generate
electricity, to heat or cool (or provide hot
water for use in) a structure, or to provide
solar process heat, excepting property used to
generate energy for the purposes of heating a
swimming pool," and 2. Equipment which uses solar
energy to illuminate the inside of a structure
using fiber-optic distributed sunlight."
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Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System (MACRS)
Under the Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery
System (MACRS), businesses can recover
investments in solar, wind and geothermal
property through depreciation deductions. The
MACRS establishes a set of class lives for
various types of property, ranging from three to
50 years, over which the property may be
depreciated. For solar, wind and geothermal
property placed in service after 1986, the
current MACRS property class is five years.
Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal
Electric, Solar Thermal Process Heat,
Photovoltaics, Wind, Geothermal Electric
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http//www.fsec.ucf.edu/
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Solar Energy in Georgia - not an oxymoron -
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OneWorld
Sustainable Energy Corporation
Keith Freeman 215 Lyman Hall Rd. Savannah, Ga.
31410 c
912.596.1780 willkfree_at_comcast.net o
912.898.9627
Athens/Savannah/Jacksonville