The benefits of adopting solar powered streetlights.

1. SOLAR POWERED
INFRASTRUCTURE
The business benefits of adopting
solar power

2. What’s on your radar screen?
THE COMING CHANGES

3. YOUR RADAR SCREEN
What’s not on the screen but should be?

4. CLIMATE CHANGE
There is strong evidence that indicates that climate change
is upon us and that human activities are the cause

5. OPPOSITION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change is happening but it’s only natural variation
Valid arguments have been looked at and addressed with no change in outlook
The conspiracy theory
Its all a ‘Hoax’
Global conspiracy by climate scientists out to enrich themselves
UN conspiracy to take over USA
Wall street Cap and Trade, it’s a bad idea and climate scientist agree!

6. CLIMATE CHANGE
How Global Warming Sharply Increases The Likelihood Of
‘Outlandish’ Heat Waves

7. CLIMATE CHANGE
Warming-Fueled Texas Drought Cost Farmers $7.6 Billion:
‘No One Alive Has Seen Single-Year Drought Damage To This Extent’

8. MANMADE CLIMATE CHANGE ACCELERATED IN
2001-2010, WORLD METEOROLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION REPORTS

9. BIPARTISAN SUPPORT GROWS FOR CARBON
PRICE AS PART OF DEBT DEAL

10. Every project takes years from concept to start of sales
Solar power can ‘future proof’ projects
Financial and housing meltdown – not on the radar screen
ARE YOU READY FOR THE FUTURE?

11. THE BASICS OF SOLAR LIGHTING
Types of solar lighting systems
How do solar lights work
Where are they used
How is solar financed

12. TYPES OF SOLAR LIGHTING SYSTEMS
GRID CONNECTED STAND ALONE
 Identical to conventional lighting  No connection to utility grid
 No storage of solar power  Solar power stored in a battery
 Solar offsets utility power. Similar to  Battery powers light at night
most “net zero” residential installations  Immune to power outages
 Solar power generated during day time
 Utility power used at night
 No protection from power outages No utility power here

13. BASIC COMPONENTS
STAND ALONE SYSTEM
 SOLAR PANEL, functions as a battery charger
 BATTERY, stores the solar energy for use at night
 LIGHTS, high efficiency fixtures from landscape
lighting to street lights
 SYSTEM CONTROLLER, the brains of the system

14. CONNECTING THE PARTS
System controller
“the brains” Battery
Signs Gazebos and Landscape lighting Security and
Mailbox clusters Street lights

15. BENEFITS
 THE COST OF TRENCHING, RUNNING POWER LINES AND INSTALLING A
METER IS ELIMINATED
 ZERO UTILITY FEES
 NO NEED TO SET-UP AND ADMINISTER UTILITY ACCOUNTS
 NO NEED FOR ELECTRICAL PERMITS
 BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT FOR BETTER NIGHT VISION
 SAFETY: SAFE, 12 VOLT, LOW VOLTAGE POWER

16. BENEFITS
 SECURITY: LIGHTS REMAIN ON DURING A POWER OUTAGE
 POLLUTION FREE
 21st CENTURY LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES
 RECOGNITION FOR INNOVATIVE DESIGN
 ABILITY TO RECOUP COSTS THROUGH MONTHLY “LIGHTING SERVICE”
CHARGES

17. APPLICATIONS
 Sign/Monument Lighting*  Street lights*
 Townhouse Parking Lot Lights  Power for Fountain Pumps
 Landscape Lighting*  Power for Irrigation Control
 Gazebos* Systems
 Pathways  Electric car charging stations
 Security Lights*
 Mail Box Cluster Lighting*
 Bus Shelters
 Gates
 Flag Poles

18. COMMUNITY LIGHTING CONCEPT

19. SIGN LIGHTING

20. MAIL BOX CLUSTERS
Ideal solution for covered and stand alone
central mail delivery stations.
Bright and targeted lighting provides a
safe environment in which to collect mail
at night.

21. TRAIL LIGHTING
This lighting system is wired in a similar
fashion to conventional lighting systems

22. LANDSCAPE LIGHTING
This landscape lighting installation includes:
•Gazebo and pergola
•Multiple Pathways
•Tree lighting
and
•Irrigation control

23. SECURITY LIGHTING
This townhome community was the first in
Fairfax county to install solar powered
security lighting to discourage car break-ins.
11 years later, another security light was
installed in another part of the community.

24. ALL IN ONE AREA LIGHTING
In stand alone area lighting systems, each light
pole includes all the components.

25. FINANCING

26. CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCING MECHANISMS
 Infrastructure lighting costs are passed on to buyers
 The HOA or local government then has the “pleasure” of
paying monthly utility bills

27. CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCING MECHANISMS
 Infrastructure lighting costs are passed on to buyers
 The HOA or local government then has the “pleasure” of
paying monthly utility bills FOREVER
 Those bills only increase over time.

28. SOLAR INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
 Lighting without the upfront costs and the infinite, ever-increasing
monthly bills.
 This new financing mechanism offers a fixed number of monthly
payments, because the lighting is solar powered.
 The entity (privet owner, local government or HOA) making those
monthly payments will, at the end of the payment period, gain control
of the lighting and solar power infrastructure and not only enjoy ZERO
monthly lighting bills but could actually receive income from the solar
infrastructure.
 The entire lighting infrastructure cost is rolled into a monthly lighting
service “utility” bill.

29. FINANCING EXAMPLE
Monthly payment for lighting service
Installed cost of solar power supply $6,488.00 Installed cost of solar power supply $6,488.00
30% federal tax credit $1,946.40 30% federal tax credit $1,946.40
Cost after tax credit (amount financed) $4,541.60 Cost after tax credit (amount financed) $4,541.60
Expected battery life, years 12 Expected battery life, years 12
Battery replacement cost including labor $2,654 Battery replacement cost including labor $2,654
Amount financed $4,542 Amount financed $4,542
Monthly payment $ 81.50 Monthly payment $ 73.27
# of payments 96 # of payments 120
Payment term, years 8 Payment term, years 10
Battery life is estimated at 12 years, an 8 year payment term gives the ultimate owner 4 or
more years of free “lighting services” before battery replacement is needed.
New battery technology will increase battery life to 20+ years.

30. SOLAR INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
Solar power and lighting
technologies present developers
with new infrastructure financing
options unavailable until now

31. RESIDENTIAL GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE CONCEPT

32. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE CONCEPT
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
AN EVOLUTION AND A REVOLUTION IN ENERGY DELIVERY
T HE RATIONAL FOR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY
Energy is the cornerstone of modern society and the key to prosperity, it is therefore essential that energy remain reliable and
affordable. Reliance on non-renewable energy sources is, well, non sustainable. In the longer term, investing in those non-renewable
resources and technologies is detrimental to society and is not a solution to our current energy predicament because it is merely
postponing the inevitable switch to renewable and sustainable energy systems at the expense of society’s well being.
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE implementation will shape how energy is produced and consumed in new residential communities, including
single family, townhome and multifamily with future expansion into the commercial sector. As a result, several appealing outcomes are
realized, including:
C ONTINUED GROWTH in overall power consumption as the population grows, without constructing new conventional power plants
L OWER LAND DEVELOPMEN T COS TS which are passed on to home buyers,(infrastructure costs are rolled into utility payments)
L EVERAGING NEW CONSTR UCTION TECHNIQUES to reduce energy consumption which allows for higher unit energy costs
C OMMUNITY OWNERSHIP of energy production keeps energy expenditures in the community and local economy
I NCREASED ENERGY SECU RITY , end users are protected from escalating energy costs and weather related power disruptions
E NVIRONMENT AND CLIMA TE FRIENDLY
C URRENTLY AVAILABLE T ECHNOLOGI ES

33. HOW IS IT STRUCTURED?
HOMES
Built to high energy-efficiency standards, designed to use an average of 300-500 KWH/month, less
than half the current average.
SOLAR ARRAY
Surface area of 26’ x 66’, providing 24kw, or 4kw per home. The solar array is constructed of several
sub-arrays
POWER CELL
The Power Cell provides the adjacent six homes with electricity with optional heating/cooling. It
incorporates energy storage, optional fuel cell technology, electrical/thermal management,
monitoring, metering, connections to gas and electric utilities.
POWER CELL
SOLAR ARRAY

34. SOLAR FIELD – the future of solar powered communities today
1.1 MW solar installation in NJ
Can power 250 energy efficient
homes without the need for a
utility connection

35. REFERENCES
 Slide 6
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/03/28/454281/global-warming-sharply-increases-
likelihood-of-outlandish-heat-waves/
 Slide 7
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/03/23/450537/warming-fueled-texas-drought-cost-
farmers-76-billion-no-one-alive-has-seen-drought-damage-this-extent/
 Slide 8
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/03/24/451239/manmade-climate-change-
accelerated-in-2001-2010-world-meteorological-organization-reports/
 Slide 9
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/02/24/431830/bipartisan-support-carbon-price-
debt-deal/

36. BOOKS
The Crash Course: The
Earth: The Operators' Manual
Unsustainable Future Of Our
by Richard B. Alley
Economy, Energy and
Environment
by Chris Martenson
Storms of My Grandchildren:
The Truth About the Coming The Great Disruption: Why
Climate Catastrophe and Our the Climate Crisis Will Bring
Last Chance to Save On the End of Shopping
Humanity and the Birth of a New
byJames C. Hansen World
by Paul Gilding

37. WEB SITES
 Climate science from climate scientists
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/05/start-here/
 Dr. James Hansen
http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/

38. CONTACT
INFORMATION
Jody Solell
Solar Electrics
Cell: 571-217-5362
Office: 703-425-9712
solarelectrics@msn.com
www.SolarElectricsVA.com