1. BPVS Photovoltaics in the Berkshires Renewable Energy Summit June 7, 2005 Christopher Derby Kilfoyle, BPVS, Adams, MA www. bpvs.com

2. Spring 2005 Total Installed Capacity Berkshire County: 111.2 kW 1980’s -1990’s -Early adopters -8 kW 1997- First Grid Connect System- New Marlborough-D. Fenton 2001- WMECo Solar Avenue Program-4 kW 2002-2005 –MTC/RET Programs and Grants- 90.6 kW 2002-2005- Other-7.6 kW BPVS Institutional-79 kW Grid connect homes-24.2 Stand Alone-8 kW 2.4 kW Grid Connect Wilson System, Lanesboro MTC- WMECo Solar Ave. Grant

3. BPVS Williamstown Elementary School 24 kW MTC Green Schools Program

4. BPVS PV Capacity is Versatile 1.2 kW Off Grid Home Meiklejohn-Clarksburg 200 watt Dedicated Load Water Pumping Caretaker Farm, Williamstown

5. BPVS Massachusetts PV Products- Global Leadership 7.2 kW Array – Williams College- RWE-Schott Modules and Mounts MTC- CET Berkshire Cluster Grant

6. BPVS Cunningham Residence- Southfield 1.2 kW array with Solectria Inverter MTC- BPVS SMI Grant

7. BPVS Net Metering- WMECO and MECo Dinerman Residence- Lee MTC-BPVS-SMI Grant

8. BPVS Berkshire Expertise Sam Vince- Williamstown Wire Inspector Williamstown Elementary School PV Electronics Clarksburg, Florida, Great Barrington, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, New Ashford, New Marlborough, North Adams, Pittsfield, Richmond, Tyringham, West Stockbridge, Williamstown.

9. BPVS Early Adopters- Stephen and Leanore Congdon Richmond MA

10. BPVS Congdon Production 2001-2005 *System Expansion in Sept 2001

11. BPVS Knowles System- Lenox Passive Solar Home with both Hot Water and PV Panels MTC-BPVS SMI Grant

12. BPVS PV Near Term Challenges Industry: Meet Increased Demand & Decrease Costs Expand Infrastructure, Become User & Installer Friendlier Codes: NEC ® National and MA Electrical Code is current Ma Building Code 780 CMR needs to recognize PV better Interconnections: Network Distribution Feeders ( eg. Downtown Pittsfield) Uniform Metering protocols. Policy: National Net metering & Federal leadership for a level playing field with conventional generation. Weaning the Industry from construction subsidies and promoting a commercial market for Clean Energy Production. Global Competitiveness Strategies

13. BPVS Gratz-Piasecki 2.4 kW system-W. Stockbridge MTC-BPVS-SMI Grant