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Projects - 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003
 Ellensburg
Community Solar Array
Ellensburg, WA
December 2009
Neither sleet, nor snow, nor Kittitas Valley winds could stop
the Power Trip Energy installation crew from helping the
citizens of Ellensburg expand their community solar array.
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the clock ticking on a grant deadline, Steve, Caleb, and
Graham installed 180 First Solar thin film (framed glass on
glass)modules that total 13 kW and constitute the latest expansion
Washington's first and most innovative, community solar project. |
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 Bruns
Residence
Port Townsend, WA
November 2009
6.58 kW array composed of 28 Sharp 235 watt monocrystalline modules and an |
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SunnyBoy 7000 watt inverter. Bob and Fay's historic home now
receives much of its electricity from the sun. |
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 Smith
- Poling Residence
Port Townsend, WA
November 2009
4.2 kW array composed of 20 Sanyo 210 watt solar modules and 20
Enphase microinverters. And yes, on a cloudy, wintry, northwest
day a solar array still generates electricity.
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 Smith
Residence 6.75 kW array with all-black SunPower 225 watt modules and a 7000 watt SMA inverter |
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Sextro Phase II, Sequim, WA
October 2009 4.5 KW SunPower 225 watt modules on a SunnyBoy 6000 inverter. The Sextros downsized from a large farm that they had solarized with us, and have now installed solar on the shop of their new home. We're looking forward to seeing a new greenhouse on the south side of that shop. |
Kilmer Residence
Sequim, WA
October 2009
4.51 kW solar array consisting of 22 Evergreen 205 watt modules
and an SMA 5000 watt inverter. This "active solar" PV system
augments a very efficient passive solar home.
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 Turner
Residence
Port Angeles, WA
September 2009
The third time is the charm for Gene and Norma. A phase III
expansion to their system resulted in the replacement on
one inverter with an SMA 3000 and the addition of additional of
3 Sanyo 200 watt modules. The total array size is now 7.02 kW.
Persistence is a good thing!
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Ormand Residence, Sequim, WA
September 2009 4.2 KW Sanyo on a SunnyBoy 5000 inverter, beautiful river front house, welcome to the neighborhood. |
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Haasl - Wiese Residence
Port Townsend, WA
September 2009
4.305 kW array consisting of 23 Evergreen 205 watt modules and a
SMA 5000 watt inverter. Tudi and Deb helped Port Townsend
achieve the "Best
 Solar
City" award for 2009 from the Northwest Solar Center.
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Smith Residence - Phase II
Port Angeles, WA
September 2009
In 2009 this system was expanded by adding another 15 Day4
Energy solar modules to an existing PV system equipped with a
SMA 5000 watt inverter. The completed system is 5.4 kW.
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Paly Residence
Gig Harbor
September 2009
5.805 kW array consisting of 27 SunPower 215 watt modules and a
SunPower 6000 watt inverter.
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 Swaner-Whiting
ResidencePort Townsend, WA August 2009 Solar with a nice view! 4.715 kW array with 23 Evergreen 205 watt modules and a SMA 5000 watt inverter |
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 Lerich
Residence - Phase IIMarrowstone Island July 2009 Barry and Ellen always intended to fill their roof with solar panels and the addition of 16 Evergreen 190 watt modules and a second Fronius inverter completed the job. Total array size 6.08 kW |
Horst Residence
Sequim WA
July 2009
When you have to stand this far back to see a PV array, it means it is BIG! Len and Wanda have the biggest PV array in Clallam County since they added 4.51 kW of Evergreen 205 watt modules to their existing 4.32 kW system (on garage in background). |
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Thomson-Dowdell Residence
Sequim, WA
July 2009
4.8 kW array consisting of 24 Sanyo 200 watt modules and a SMA
5000 watt inverter on a standing seam metal roof.
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Sherman Residence
Port Angeles, WA
July 2009
3.08 kW array consisting of 15 Evergreen 205 watt modules and a
SMA 3000 watt grid tied inverter.
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Common Grounds
Lopez Island, WA June 2009 34 KW of Evergreen 205 watt modules on 11 SunnyBoy 3000's, each provides power to one of the 11 houses at this unique housing site. The Lopez Community Land Trust is one of the most innovative and well-run organizations we have ever worked with, and their projects are inspirational to us and hopefully lots of responsible developers. This project is providing a path to sustainable net zero-energy affordable housing. Please check them out at http://www.lopezclt.org/common-ground/ |
Schneider Residence
Sequim, WA
May 2009
7.38 kW array consisting of 36 Evergreen 205 watt modules and an
SMA 7000 watt inverter.
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Schwartz Residence
Sequim, WA
May 2009
6.97 kW array consisting of Evergreen 205
watt modules and an SMA 7000 watt inverter.
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Mosa Residence
Poulsbo, WA
April 2009
2.87 kW fixed-pole mounted array
consisting of 14 Evergreen 205 watt modules and a 3000 watt PV
Powered inverter.
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Michel Residence
Bremerton, WA
April 2008
2.925 kW array consisting of 15 Sanyo 195
watt modules and 15 Enphase microinverters.
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Anderson Residence
Sequim, WA
April 2009
5.46 kW array consisting of 28 Sanyo 195
watt modules and a SMA 6000 watt inverter. Note custom sunroom
on west side of house.
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Bremerton, WA
April 2009
Kevin Koski's little 1.2 kW system
performs big because Kevin is an ENERGY SUPERMAN! The 1200 kW
hours of electricity this system will produce each year will
cover 100% of his home's annual electrical use. How?
Conservation, consersvation, conservation (and natural gas
heat). Way to go Kevin!
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Goodwin Residence
Port Orchard, WA
March 2009
8.4 kW array on two structures. Total of
42 Sanyo 200 watt modules and two separate SMA inverters (one per structure
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3000 and 6000 watts). The house is roofed with cement tiles allowing the use of
special tile flashing mounts.This client got in touch with his inner dataphile, and requested a SunnyWebBox and SMA's free data monitoring site to help track the production of this system, click here |
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Yarnes Residence
Sequim, WA
February 2009
1.17 kW array consisting of 6 Sanyo 195
watt modules and a PV Powered 2000 watt inverter. The Yarnes
used a
 low
interest loan through the Clallam Co. PUD and First Federal to
finance the project. |
Cape George Home
February 2009
Array consists of 20 Sanyo 200 watt
modules and a PV Powered 4800 watt inverter.
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 Rowell
ResidenceKingston, WA January 2009 Richard and Joanne Rowell were the first Power Trip customers to
purchase a PV system with micro-inverters. Their 3.9 kW
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 Beemer
ResidenceBainbridge Island, WA January 2009 Becky, David & their son Andrew posing with their electric car
and new 4 kW grid tied PV system. |
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Residence - Phase IIBremerton, WA January 2009 The Neal's liked their 2.16 kW ground mounted PV array so much they decided to buy a second one. The second array (on the right) consists of 12 Evergreen 190 watt modules and a PV Powered 2500 watt inverter. The total system size is 4.43 kW. |
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 Yount
ResidencePort Townsend, WA January 2009 Jo and George Yount with their new 3 kW PV system composed of 15 Sanyo 200 watt modules and a 3500 watt PV Powered inverter. The Yount's roof was built with SIPS panels (structurally insulated panels) so Power Trip's install crew used special mounting plates designed for SIPS roofs. |
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 Willard
ResidencePort Townsend, WA January 2009 Stan and Anne Willard's 4.8 kW PV array (24 Sanyo 200 watt modules) is equipped with Enphase micro-inverters. The Enphase micro-inverters transmit performance data to the web. Click here to view current output. |
Effman Residence
Port Townsend, WA
January 2009
Where are the modules?? Look carefully and
you'll see 27 Unisolar 136 watt thin film laminate modules.
Careful selection of roof color allows this PV array to
virtually disappear! The array feeds an SMA 4000 watt inverter
and web based data monitoring system.
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