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22 Who We Are Chuck Cartmill, CEO  Lifelong entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience building innovative businesses  Cartmill Group of Companies Solar Global Solutions LED Roadway Lighting C-Therm Technologies Rep-Tech  Serves on Minister Fast’s SME Advisory Board and the Prime Minister’s Canada-Brazil CEO Forum Sean Fleming, General Manager  Mechanical Engineer & Dalhousie graduate  MASc with Renewable Energy and Storage Laboratory (RESL)

33 SGS Product and Service Offerings Turn-Key Grid-Tied Solar PV and Micro-Grids  Utility, Commercial, and Residential  Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC)  With and without battery storage Off-Grid Systems  Solar, Wind and, Hybrid (Solar + Wind)  Power Generation, CHP  Lighting Applications Integrated Services  Monitoring and Control Capability  Installation and Maintenance  Certified Contractor Training  Upgrading and Retrofits  Financing and Leasing

44 Company Profile Expertise  Over 500 solar power systems installed globally  Company ownership has over 40 years experience in high tech manufacturing, technical sales, renewable energy, and energy efficiency industries. Ownership serves on Minister Fast’s SME Advisory Board and the Prime Minister’s Canada-Brazil CEO Forum Export Focus  80% of solar sales have been to export markets  Installations in the Middle East, Caribbean, and North America  Relations with IDB, World Bank, and EDC Research and Development  +$1M R&D program for the development of a high reliability charge controller with wireless monitoring and control functionality  Next project is the development of a smart micro-inverter with wireless controls

55 Local Projects

66 West Street Fire Station - Halifax NS  13.4kW Commercial net- metered Solar PV install  Complete Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) services by SGS  Annual energy production of 16.8MWh  Ballasted roof-mounted, string inverter system  Includes remote monitoring software

77 Chester Residential - Chester NS  17.0kW Residential net- metered Solar PV install  Complete Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) services by SGS  Annual energy production of 20.3MWh  Ground mounted micro- inverter system  Includes remote monitoring software

88 Alderney Landing - Dartmouth / Halifax NS  12.2kW Commercial net- metered Solar PV install  Complete Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) services by SGS  Annual energy production of 14.9MWh  Flush roof-mounted, string inverter system  Includes remote monitoring software

99 Grid-Tied Technology

10 Solar, Storage, CHP, and Controls  Solar PV panels are currently 15-17% and cost reductions are driving adoption at an exponential rate globally  Battery storage (Li-Ion or Lead Acid) can provide demand charge management or secure power to a building  Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generator produces electricity while supplying space heat and hot water. Secure power source and highly efficient (90-95%)  Smart electronics (charge controller and inverter) have 20 year design life and remote monitoring and control capability

11 Networked Micro-Grids

12 Global Growth of Installed Solar Capacity Source: European Photovoltaic Industry Association Global Cumulative Installed Capacity

13 Canada’s Solar Potential  While Canada has far superior solar resources to Germany, Germany’s current installed capacity of 37.8 GW is 31 times the size of Canada’s current installed capacity Germany Source: Natural Resources Canada, and the JRC European Commission

14 The Economic Case for Solar Source: CANSia and the International Energy Agency

15 NS PV Adoption – Coming without Subsidies Source: Quest NS

16 PV Causing Problems for California Utilities Hours of the Day Utility Demand Profile

17 Is Storage Where Solar PV Was 5-6 Years Ago? Source: Rocky Mountain Institute and Tesla Li-Ion Battery Pack Prices: Historical and Forecasted Tesla in Spring 2015: $350/kWh

18 Grid-Tied PV with Storage

19 SGS Micro-Grid Controller

20 Benefits of Micro-Grid (PV, Storage, and CHP)  Utility, commercial or residential applications  Reduced energy consumption and active demand charge mitigation  Emergency power for critical loads  Networked for “Virtual Power Plant”  Works with on-site generators  Two-way load control (unlike Electric Thermal Storage)  Real-time monitoring and control

21 Utility Control and the Virtual Power Plant  Utility has access to battery capacity and micro-CHP generators for RASD activities  Aggregate the network of residential systems as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP)  Minimize dependence on expensive peaking power plants reducing marginal generating costs  Integration with other technologies including smart hot-water heaters, and existing wind resources

22 Off-Grid Lighting

23 Why go Off-Grid? Avoid Capital Costs  Digging, Trenching, Permits, Labour, Conduit and Cooper Wiring costs Enhanced Safety  Immune to blackouts caused by un- reliable grids or weather events No Power Bills  Immune to increasing electricity rates Minimum Maintenance  High quality batteries, robust solar design principals and 20 year design life LED fixtures Reduced Carbon Footprints  Eliminating need to power lights through carbon intensive fossil fuels  Kyoto benefits Showcase of Environmental Initiatives  LEED Certified Buildings

24 20 Year Lifecycle Costs

25 Discussion