Photovoltaics in the Berkshires

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Photovoltaics in the Berkshires

• Renewable Energy Summit
• June 7, 2005
• Christopher Derby Kilfoyle,
• BPVS, Adams, MA
• www. bpvs.com

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Spring 2005 Total Installed Capacity Berkshire
County 111.2 kW 1980s -1990s -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
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
BPVS
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Williamstown Elementary School 24 kW MTC Green
Schools Program
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PV Capacity is Versatile
200 watt Dedicated Load Water Pumping Caretaker
Farm, Williamstown
1.2 kW Off Grid Home Meiklejohn-Clarksburg
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Massachusetts PV Products- Global Leadership 7.2
kW Array Williams College- RWE-Schott Modules
and Mounts MTC- CET Berkshire Cluster Grant
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Cunningham Residence- Southfield 1.2 kW array
with Solectria Inverter MTC- BPVS SMI Grant
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Net Metering- WMECO and MECoDinerman Residence-
LeeMTC-BPVS-SMI Grant
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Berkshire ExpertiseSam Vince- Williamstown Wire
InspectorWilliamstown Elementary School PV
Electronics
Clarksburg, Florida, Great Barrington,
Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, New Ashford,
New Marlborough, North Adams, Pittsfield,
Richmond, Tyringham, West Stockbridge,
Williamstown.
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Early Adopters- Stephen and Leanore
CongdonRichmond MA
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Congdon Production 2001-2005System Expansion in
Sept 2001
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Knowles System- LenoxPassive Solar Home with
both Hot Water and PV Panels MTC-BPVS SMI Grant
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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)
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  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

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