Efficient Energy Of Tennessee

Case Study

• The Solution

  McFarland Pharmacy & Apothecary
  (423) 581-1118
  167 W. Main Street
  Morristown, TN 37814
  http://www.mcfarlandmedical.net/
  
  29.61 kilowatt (kW) grid-tie solar photovoltaic (PV) system. Total project cost is $187,500.
  Installed January 2011.
  126 SHARP NU-U235F1 panels, 1 PV-Powered 30 kW inverter, Sunlink ballasted mount racking system.
  • Recipient of USDA Rural Development Rural Energy for America Program. Grant amount is $46,875.
  • Recipient of Tennessee Solar Institute Solar Installation Grant. Grant amount is $59,220.
  • U.S. Department of Treasury Renewable Energy Grants. $56,250.
  • TVA Generation Partners Program. Estimated Annual Production: 37,067 kWh. Should generate annual revenue of $7,969
  
  The Solar PV system will offset 28 Tons of Co2 annually which would require on average 139 trees to remove this much Co2.
  The system will generate enough power to operate 3.4 residential homes annually.
  The system is responsible for bringing $162,345 in Federal Money to the state of Tennessee that would otherwise be earmarked for another state.
  
  All of the system component parts fall under the Buy American Act. Sharp Electronics Corporation (SHARP) Solar panels are the major component of the system and made in Memphis Tennessee. The glass used in the in the SHARP Solar Panels are made by AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc. manufactured in Kingsport Tennessee.
  
  The Solar PV system is interconnected to the Tennessee Valley Authority grid through Morristown Utility Systems.
  
  The Solar PV system was installed by Efficient Energy of Tennessee, LLC (EETN) the installers of the largest solar systems in the 7 state TVA Region. http://www.eetenn.com .