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ST PAUL’S WALNUT CREEK
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ANATOMY OF A SOLAR SYSTEM ST PAUL’S CHURCH WALNUT CREEK
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SOLAR PANELS – DC POWER
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INVERTERS – DC TO AC
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CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL
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SOLAR USAGE DAYTIME –USE SOLAR, EXCESS TO PG&E NIGHTTIME –USE FROM PG&E MORE GENERATED IN SUMMER
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TIME OF USE METERING VALUE BASED ON TIME USED –SUMMER PEAK WEEKDAY NOON TO 6 PM CURRENTLY $.366 PER KWH –OFF PEAK WEEKEND & NIGHT CURRENTLY $.11 PER KWH RATE CAN BE USED WITHOUT SOLAR –SCHEDULE A-6
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NET METERING
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ST PAUL’S SOLAR 135 PANELS 5 INVERTERS 23,000 WATT PEAK POWER PROVIDES MOST ELECTRIC USAGE COST $187,852 $8.17 PER WATT WARRANTY –PANELS25 YEARS –INVERTERS10 YEARS –INSTALLATION10 YEARS
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FINANCING DONATIONS LOANS PRIVATE OWNER ASSISTED BY NORMAL ELECTRIC PAYMENTS STATE INCENTIVE
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ST PAUL’S METHOD GOAL: SELF SUPPORTING SYSTEM FORM PRIVATE COMPANY LLC LOANS FROM CHURCH MEMBERS
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COMPANY ADVANTAGES FEDERAL TAX CREDITS 30% RAPID DEPRECIATION 5 YEAR –POSITIVE CASH FLOW POWER REVENUE > COSTS –TAX LOSS POWER REVENUE < COSTS + DEPREC MAY PROVIDE 50% OF SYSTEM COST TAX BENEFITS NOT USED BY CHURCH
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COMPANY FORMATION REGISTER WITH STATE OPERATING AGREEMENT POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH CHURCH
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LOANS LOAN AUCTION FROM CHURCH MEMBERS MEMBERS CHOSE AMOUNT, RATE, TERM PLEDGED $248,000 –INTEREST RATES FROM 4% TO 10% –TERM ONE TO TEN YEARS USED $187,000 AVERAGE RATE 5.22%
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COMPANY MEMBERS TAX DUE TO ALLOW TAX CREDIT NOT SUBJECT TO ALT MIN TAX NEED TO “MATERIALLY PARTICIPATE” –PERFORM WORK, NOT JUST INVEST –OPTION – ASSIST WITH CONSTRUCTION GUARANTEE LOANS UNDERSTAND CONCEPT MORE COMPLICATED TAX RETURN
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COMPANY STEPS MEMBERS BUY SHARES TAX SAVINGS PAID TO COMPANY COMPANY REDUCES LOANS COMPANY WILL SELL SYSTEM TO CHURCH AFTER FIVE YEARS MEMBERS RECEIVE SHARE PRICE PLUS SMALL PROFIT
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SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECTIONS SYSTEM PAYOFF DEPENDS ON ELECTRIC RATES PAID BY CHURCH EXPECTED SYSTEM COST PAY BACK –ABOUT 8 YEARS SYSTEM PRODUCTION LIFE –30 YEARS
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SECURITY THEFT OF SOLAR PANELS USED FOR PRODUCTION, NOT SCRAP SECURITY METHODS –MOTION DETECTOR MAY HAVE FALSE ALARMS –SENSOR WIRE THROUGH PANELS
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ST PAUL’S WALNUT CREEK
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