1. How Can I Tell If Solar Energy Will Be A Good Fit For My Home or Business? Steven E Collier Director Smart Grid Strategies Milsoft Utility Solutions

2. Why? What? Who? How? When? More Info

3. WHY? Economy

4. WHY? Sustainability

5. WHY? Resource Availability

6. WHY? Reliability

7. WHY? Independence

8. WHAT? Passive Solar

9. WHAT? Solar Thermal

10. WHAT? Solar Engine

11. WHAT? Solar Turbine

12. WHAT? Solar Turbine

13. WHAT? Solar Photovoltaic

14. WHAT? Solar Photovoltaic

15. WHAT? Solar Photovoltaic

16. HOW? Where?

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22. HOW? How Much Energy?

23. HOW? How Much Energy? http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/pvwatts/version1/

24. HOW? How Much Energy?

25. HOW? How Much Energy? – Other de-rate factors Ambient temperature Battery efficiency Surplus not accepted by utility

26. HOW? How Much Energy? – How much energy do I use? – When do I use it? – When is solar available?

27. HOW? How Much Cost Savings? – How much will each displaced KW / KWh reduce my power bill? Now Future – How many KW / KWh can solar displace?

28. HOW? Factors affecting cost savings? – Does my utility charge to connect my solar source? – Does my utility allow the meter to run backward? – Does my utility purchase net surplus output?

29. HOW? How Much Cost Savings? – Federal, State, Local Incentives Grants Tax Credits Utility Obligations

30. HOW? Storage?

31. HOW? Storage?

32. HOW? Storage?

33. HOW? Energy Management System?

34. HOW? Energy Management System?

35. HOW? MicroGrid?

36. HOW? Conservation Energy Efficiency Recycling

37. WHO? Me Utility 3 rd Party Market

38. WHEN?

40. 40 Steven E Collier Director Smart Grid Strategies steve.collier@milsoft.com www.smartgridman.com Twitter @smartgridman