Efficient Energy Of Tennessee

Case Study

• The Challenge

  Project: Family BrandsTools Top of Pole
  Project Owner: Family Brands International
  Project Designer/Installer: Efficient Energy of Tennessee, LLC, Powell, TN
  Solar Panels: 126 Sharp NU-235F1 Panels
  Inverters: 1 PV-Powered 30 kW inverter
  Mounting: DP&W Solar top of pole mount racking system
  System Commissioned: February 03, 2011

• The Solution

  Grant Information and incentives
  Recipient of USDA Rural Development Rural Energy for America Program. Grant amount is $46,875
  Recipient of Tennessee Solar Institute Solar Installation Grant $59,220.
  U.S. Department of Treasury Renewable Energy Grants $56,250.
  TVA Generation Partners Program. $1,000. Will generate approximately $7,969 annual revenue.

• The Results

  Power Production 37,067 kwh annually
  Enough electricity for 3.36 average homes * (http://www.eia.doe.gov/ask/electricity_faqs.asp)
  
  Carbon Offset
  27.801 CO2 Annually • 139 trees to offset • 49,200 miles from an average/medium car
  
  Utility
  Lenoir City Utilities Board, M. Shannon Littleton. General Manager, 200 Depot Street Lenoir City, TN 37771
  
  Reference
  Tim Wampler, Executive Vice President
  Family Brands International, LLC
  (865) 988-2666
  1001 Elm Hill Road
  Lenoir City, TN 37771
  TWampler@fbico.com
  
  Links
  System Owner: www.fbico.com
  Solar PV installer: www.eetenn.com
  Solar Advocates: www.gosolar.ning.com
  TVA Generation Partners:
  http://www.tva.gov/greenpowerswitch/partners/index.htm
  Federal Grant (Energy):
  http://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/recovery/Pages/recovery-act.aspx
  USDA REAP grant:
  http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_ReapEaReda.html
  Tennessee Solar Institute solar installation grant:
  http://solar.tennessee.edu
  $62.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funding received by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
  
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