BASS RESIDENCE SOLAR PV PROJECT Mears Creek Farm – Calvert County, MD
10.08 KW grid tied system with battery backup
Installed and engineered by Aurora Energy, Inc.,
Columbia, MD
PROBLEM: House is not suited for a PV array.
•Roofs are not facing due south;
•House is designated as a contributing structure in an historic district;
•Solar panels are not aesthetically compatible with an historic house.
SOLUTION: Relocate a Tobacco Barn to the site to serve as a PV platform
• Barn can be placed facing due south for optimal orientation;
• No shading issue;
• South side of roof is not visible from the historic house.
SYSTEM DIAGRAM
THE INSTALLATION OF THE PANEL SUPPORT SYSTEM BEGINS
PANEL INSTALLATION BEGINS
PANEL INSTALLATION COMPLETED
INSTALLATION OF PV INVERTERS
A SUNNY DAY IN LATE JANUARY
HOUSE EQUIPTMENT:BACK-UP PANEL, TWO 5 KW BATTERY INVERTERS,
& BATTERY BANK
15 YEAR INCOME PROJECTION
$61,440.00 $3,055.00 $455.00 $2,600.00 13$200.00 2023
$58,385.00 $3,120.00 $840.00 $2,280.00 12$190.00 2022
$55,265.00 $3,315.00 $910.00 $2,405.00 13$185.00 2021
$51,950.00 $3,420.00 $1,260.00 $2,160.00 12$180.00 2020
$48,530.00 $3,640.00 $1,365.00 $2,275.00 13$175.00 2019
$44,890.00 $4,030.00 $1,820.00 $2,210.00 13$170.00 2018
$40,860.00 $3,720.00 $1,680.00 $2,040.00 12$170.00 2017
$37,140.00 $4,420.00 $2,275.00 $2,145.00 13$165.00 2016
$32,720.00 $4,020.00 $2,100.00 $1,920.00 12$160.00 2015
$28,700.00 $4,810.00 $2,730.00 $2,080.00 13$160.00 2014
$23,890.00 $4,380.00 $2,520.00 $1,860.00 12$155.00 2013
$19,510.00 $5,135.00 $3,185.00 $1,950.00 13$150.00 2012
$14,375.00 $4,680.00 $2,940.00 $1,740.00 12$145.00 2011
$9,695.00 $5,395.00 $3,640.00 $1,755.00 13$135.00 2010
$4,300.00 $4,300.00 $2,800.00 $1,500.00 10$150.00 2009
EarningsIncomeIncomeSavingsMWh(Projected)
AccumulatedAnnualSRECEnergy Calculated$/MWhYEAR
Produced by: Margaret S. Bass & William H. Bass7th Grade - Oyster-Adams Bilingual School
Washington, D.C