My Possibilities
3601 Mapleshade Lane
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The non-profit world traditionally doesn’t look into investments like solar panels because it’s looked at as a front-end cost, but realistically, this is a long-term investment that is going to save us a lot of money.After a five to six-year return, it will save us $25,000 or more on an annual basis, and that is a lot of money for a non-profit. My Possibilities is a Plano-based non-profit that serves as a pioneering leader in vocational education and job placement for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) throughout North Texas. MP is changing the landscape for adults with IDD. |
Solar 101 presentation
Come for a Solar 101 briefing at 10:30am where you can learn how home solar power systems work and how much they cost. Then go tour the homes in the area for solar owners perspectives.
Renewable energy features
Solar PV
kW: 160.14 kW DC, 132 kW AC
Installation Date: February 2019
Installer: Sunfinity Renewable Energy
Equipment
Adani Mono-crystalline Silicon Solar PV Modules, ASM-7-PERC-340W
CPS 36kW, 1000 Vdc String Inverters (two); CPS 60 KTL-US-480 String Inverters (one)
Unirac RM 10 Roofmount racking
Locus Energy Data Acquisition System (DAS)
Solar Bos Rapid Shutdown
Retail Electric Provider
Green Mountain Energy
Green features
- Hydroponic sheds for year-round vegetable/herb growing
Host Comments
This system was installed as part of a grant from the Sun Club Foundation, an initiative of Green Mountain Energy. The grant also helped us launch a horticulture program that includes hydroponic sheds supporting a new horticulture elective for HIPsters, or Hugely Important People, that MP serves.
Our organization has always been a very green focused - we’ve always tried to figure out what other things we could do to be environmentally friendly. I think the non-profit world traditionally doesn’t look into investments like solar panels because it’s looked at as a front-end cost, but realistically, this is a long-term investment that is going to save us a lot of money. After a five to six-year return, it will save us $25,000 or more on an annual basis, and that is a lot of money for a non-profit.
Original estimates were that the system would offset 45% of our electricity needs, and from the start, we’ve met and exceeded that target.
https://mypossibilities.org/2019/04/sunclub-grant/
Where to visit next?
Here is a list of other DFW Solar Tour sites close to here: