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Alvin High School

 LocationAlvin, TX   Map
 Capacity 1.120 KWdc, 1.008 KWac
 Commissioned Date  November 12, 2003
 Monitoring MethodSoltrex
 Array Azimuth180°   What's this?
 Array Tilt30°   What's this?
Module Make and Model Module Wdc Quantity Total Capacity (KWdc)
Shell SP-140-PC 140 8 1.120
Inverter Make and Model Inverter Wac Quantity Total Capacity (KWac)
SMA Sunny Boy 1800U 1800 1 1.800

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Modeled vs. Measured Energy Production and ConsumptionModeled vs. Measured Energy

PV Energy (kWh) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tot
Modeled kWh Open glossary... 102 101 132 134 131 127 134 134 131 131 103 91 1,451
2010 Actual kWh Open glossary...
2010 Ratio to Model
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
2009 Actual kWh
2009 Ratio to Model
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
2008 Actual kWh
2008 Ratio to Model
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
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0
0.00
0
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0
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0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
2007 Actual kWh
2007 Ratio to Model
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
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0
0.00
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2006 Actual kWh
2006 Ratio to Model
0
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0
0.00
132
1.00
134
1.00
131
1.00
127
1.00
134
1.00
134
1.00
131
1.00
131
1.00
103
1.00
91
1.00
1,248
0.86
2005 Actual kWh
2005 Ratio to Model
92
0.90
60
0.59
0
0.00
89
0.68
0
0.00
111
0.83
71
0.54
125
0.95
86
0.83
0
0.00
634
0.53
2004 Actual kWh
2004 Ratio to Model
8
0.08
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
82
0.80
0
0.00
90
0.06
2003 Actual kWh
2003 Ratio to Model
55
0.60
55
0.60

Energyometer EquivalentsEnergy/Pollution Equivalents

 Since monitoring began, this system has produced 2,027 kWh of electrical energy.

Enough electricity for... More electricity equivalents
Child at personal computer60 Open glossary...
Americans'
electricity needs
for one day.
Compact-fluorescent lightbulb155,929 Open glossary...
hours use of an
energy-efficient
CFL light bulb.
Woman on mobile phone122,853,091 Open glossary...
minutes
yakking on a
mobile phone.
And offsetting... More pollution equivalents
Smokestack emitting pollution2,823 Open glossary...
lbs. of CO2 emissions,
the main cause
of global warming.
Pickup truck3,088 Open glossary...
miles worth of
CO2 emissions from
the average American car.
Pine tree4 Open glossary...
trees cut down,
given their capacity
to absorb CO2.

More InformationMore Information

Texas Solar for Schools and Green Mountain Energy

This is one of thirty-one systems installed during three phases of the Texas Solar for Schools program sponsored by the Texas State Energy Conservation Office's (SECO) Renewable Energy Demonstration Program. Green Mountain Energy, through its Big Texas Sun Club, also helped sponsor the Texas Solar for Schools installations at Alvin High School, Seabrook Elementary School, and the Dallas ISD Environmental Education Center.


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