Solid Ground has completed Brettler Family Place, a 52-unit,
three-building complex which provides permanent, affordable homes at
the former Sand Point Naval Station at Magnuson Park.
Last Fall, we had a Solar Panel system designed and installed by the NW Wind & Solar team. Our experience has been very professional and gratifying. The NW Field Energy Consultant, John Breithaupt, assessed our flat roof with no tree cover to be an excellent candidate for a nominal 10kW system and outlined the costs and the tax advantages at the Federal Income Tax level and the predicted PSE rebate program at the State level. Working with Dickson Harding, the NW Project Manager, the system was installed and inspected in 3 days... excellent team, well-coordinated and professional.
As shown in the attached bill from August, we have had the system running for 10 months and our monthly [electric] bill over the summer is just $7.87, with solar providing an average of 40 kWH per day... a tremendous savings over electric costs in 2015. The relative decrease from 2015 to 2016 is shown in the black arrows on the first page and the production detail is shown on the second page. Our 2015 income tax was reduced by 30% of the total cost, a tremendous savings, and our 2016 PSE rebate has been estimated to be $3,400 for 8 months (through June). In future full years, we expect the PSE rebate to be about $5,000 per year... a tremendous benefit, especially considering the accompanying cost reduction in use of electric power from traditional sources.
I highly recommend working with the PSE “Energy Advisor” and NW Wind & Solar and their teams... all well qualified and nice to work with.
