Overview
Project name: Richardsville Elementary School
System type: Batteryless grid-tied PV
Installer: Morton Solar & Wind
Date commissioned: January 2011 (rooftop array); January 2012 (parking canopy)
City: Bowling Green, KY
Latitude: 37°N
Average daily peak sun-hours: 4.74
System capacity: 348 kW STC
Average annual production: 410,000 kWh
Average annual utility bill offset: 112%
Equipment Specifications
Number of PV modules: 1,452 thin-film; 720 crystalline
PV manufacturer & model: UniSolar PVL-144 & Sanyo HIT Double 195
Module rating: 144 W; 195 W
Inverters: 2 Satcon Powergate Plus
Inverter rated output: 250 kW; 135 kW
Array installation: Tremco Hook & Loop, applied directly to a flat membrane roof.; Unirac on custom canopy
Array azimuth: 180°
Tilt: Flat; 15°
