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North Adams Public Library

System Details

Location	North Adams, MA   Map
Capacity	9.680 KWdc, 8.712 KWac
Commissioned Date	December 1, 2004
Monitoring Method	Soltrex
Array Azimuth	180°   What's this?
Array Tilt	5°   What's this?

Module Make and Model	Module Wdc	Quantity	Total Capacity (KWdc)
Evergreen EC-115	110	88	9.680
Inverter Make and Model	Inverter Wac	Quantity	Total Capacity (KWac)
SMA Sunny Boy 2500U	2500	4	10.000

Latest Graph Data

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Modeled vs. Measured Energy

PV Energy (kWh)	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Tot
Modeled kWh	424	576	900	1043	1196	1171	1206	1098	900	657	384	328	9,883
2010 Actual kWh 2010 Ratio to Model	16 0.04	25 0.04											41 0.04
2009 Actual kWh 2009 Ratio to Model	0 0.00	2 0.00	395 0.44	620 0.59	740 0.62	788 0.67	809 0.67	724 0.66	572 0.64	264 0.40	179 0.47	19 0.06	5,113 0.52
2008 Actual kWh 2008 Ratio to Model	42 0.10	37 0.06	359 0.40	696 0.67	807 0.67	839 0.72	835 0.69	735 0.67	564 0.63	330 0.50	150 0.39	48 0.15	5,441 0.55
2007 Actual kWh 2007 Ratio to Model	68 0.16	19 0.03	181 0.20	401 0.38	955 0.80	893 0.76	876 0.73	764 0.70	589 0.65	333 0.51	153 0.40	0 0.00	5,232 0.53
2006 Actual kWh 2006 Ratio to Model	43 0.10	175 0.30	439 0.49	697 0.67	687 0.57	711 0.61	878 0.73	733 0.67	486 0.54	305 0.46	167 0.44	75 0.23	5,397 0.55
2005 Actual kWh 2005 Ratio to Model						554 0.47	870 0.72	727 0.66	554 0.62	2,126 3.24	142 0.37	18 0.06	4,991 0.87

Energy/Pollution Equivalents

 Since monitoring began, this system has produced 26,214 kWh of electrical energy.

Enough electricity for...		More electricity equivalents
771 Americans' electricity needs for one day.	2,016,469 hours use of an energy-efficient CFL light bulb.	1,588,733,091 minutes yakking on a mobile phone.
And offsetting...		More pollution equivalents
23,517 lbs. of CO2 emissions, the main cause of global warming.	25,724 miles worth of CO2 emissions from the average American car.	35 trees cut down, given their capacity to absorb CO2.