After retiring from 20 plus years of service, this veteran created his idyllic prairie homestead.
Having already installed geothermal to optimize his heating and cooling energy usage, he turned to solar to offset the electricity in his home.
Energy Concepts is pleased to announce that work work on the Luther Toyota and Honda dealerships is under way! The system peaks out at 40 kW using the latest generation SunPower 20% efficient 425 watt modules.
Their new Council Bluffs building features a 9.4 kW photovoltaic system, a solar hot water system for the domestic hot water usage, as well as a ground source heat pump system for the common areas heating and cooling.
This Energy Star-rated $1.5M residential construction project incorporates one of the largest residential solar hot water systems in the Upper Midwest.
With the house being new construction, the solar system was closely coordinated with the architectural design.
After retiring from 20 plus years of service, this veteran created his idyllic prairie homestead.
Having already installed geothermal to optimize his heating and cooling energy usage, he turned to solar to offset the electricity in his home.
We installed 525 Evergreen 190 modules on the roof of the Merrick Building in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota — the 2nd largest solar installation in the state.
The project was almost completely financed by Xcel Energy ($735,000) through a community grant initiative.
